This Premium Orange on Orange Hand knotted Gabbeh area rug is a true one-of-a-kind work of art. Persian rugs are known as some of the best area rugs in the world.This Persian rug is made with 100% Handspun Wool pile,a 100% Wool foundation and 100% vegetable dye. The KPSI is 52 for this Persian rug;it took 32 days to weave and is in Excellent condition.
Gabbeh Persian rugs are hand-woven by the people of the Qashqai tribe living around Shiraz. The Qashqai are nomadic shepherds whose flocks produce the wool used in their rugs.
Gabbeh rugs are usually flat-woven from high quality local wool. They have very thick, soft and luxurious piles. Traditionally they have been woven without a pattern. The weavers took their inspiration from their surroundings.
Gabbehs tend to have uncluttered fields with occasional geometric human or animal shapes. They can also feature all-over abstract patterns and bold stripes.
Persian rug weaving has a long history among the people of the cities, towns, villages and nomadic tribes in the provinces of Fars and Kerman. Some of the region's main rug-weaving centers include the cities of Shiraz and Kerman, the towns of Abadeh and Sirjan and the tribal areas of the Afshar, Qashqai and Gabbeh people. Strong Kurdish and Turkish weaving influences are visible in the rugs woven in Fars and Kerman. They use the symmetrical Turkish knot and can be very dense, up to 100 knots per square inch. Their foundations are very durable and are made mostly of cotton. Sometimes wool or goat hair is used instead. The pile in Fars and Kerman rugs is woven of fine, lustrous wool harvested from local sheep herds. The weavers use natural vegetable dyes to produce the brightly colored wool used in their rugs. The final products are unique and authentic, hand-woven Persian rugs that take many months to complete.