23868-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet / Tribal/ Nomadic/ Authentic/ Size: 2'2" x 2'1"

23868-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet / Tribal/ Nomadic/ Authentic/ Size: 2'2" x 2'1"NR: 23868 Location: Ghasghai Size: 2'2" x 2'1" Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton GHASHGAI Details: Ghashgais are hand knotted on a ground loom by the Ghashgai tribe who live in the Fars upland near Shiraz. The Ghashgai people are the most developed of the Fars tribes. The warp and weft are of cotton or wool and the pile is wool. The variety and quality of the colors are superior and the numbers of Turkish knots are about 100. The knotting on the

Shiraz carpets are usually made with wool warps and wefts

Ardebils are produced in most sizes

particularly the older and antique ones

Qom carpets/rugs

they were probably the first Persian carpets to be known and appreciated in Europe

All of these items are refreshingly attractive and are in high demand

Location: Royal Shirvan

Ghom has no design tradition of its own and employs the design of other Persian workshop groups as well as some Caucasian

Until the 1970s

and shells of nuts

The texture of the pile itself is smooth and fine and the wool has been clipped to a moderate level – neither exceptionally short nor long

Nains are hand knotted on a vertical loom with a warp and weft of very fine cotton