24515-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 2'0"

24515-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 2'0"NR: 24515 Location: Ghasghai Size: 2'0" x 2'0" 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

Another fairly common decoration is a formal repeated design of flowers and shrubs

Weaving strategies for avoiding slit formation

both of these Afghan powerhouses

they feature three main qualities which are generally commercially available:  a straight wool pile

Size: 9'7"x 6'7"/ 292cm x 201cm

Kelims are woven carpets in which coloured wefts form the face of the finished weaving

Size: 12'0" x 8'11" / 366cm x 272cm

quite finely woven in good quality wool

Habibian is responsible for the production of some of the world's most remarkable artworks during the past century

Their larger carpets start from 10' in length

The finest old Ghashgai are extremely valuable and the better contemporary items are almost certain to retain their value to a high degree

The typical pattern consists of little symmetrical stylized orchids surrounding a stylized medallion in the middle of which you will again find a flower cross