Gabbeh War Rug

گبه carpets are a traditional variety of persian carpet gabbeh is known as gava in kurdish and luri and is also called khersak خرسک in bakhtiari literally meaning a bear s cub traditionally a sleeping rug a gabbeh is a hand woven pile rug of coarse quality and medium size 90 x 150 cm 3 by 5 ft or larger characterized by an abstract design that.

Gabbeh war rug.

View our collection of one of a kind gabbeh rugs featuring works of improvisational art inspired by the culture of the nomadic tribes of southwestern iran. They are rough cut and long piled rugs of rich color and best quality wool. If you love vibrant décor be sure to view our tribal collection after you enjoy our selection of gabbeh rugs. We collect and distribute rugs of every variety new antique semi antique traditional decorative ornate tribal and more.

For this reason gabbeh rugs are an excellent choice for homes decorated in a colorful modern style. Gabbeh rugs are made by the nomadic qashqai tribes of southern iran. Gabbeh rugs are hand knotted and eco friendly because only natural dyes are used in their production. Runner hand knotted gabbeh savannah grass wool silk rug 2 6 x 9 11 q6093 gabbeh rugs are hand spun wool in both the pile and the foundation as well as all natural dyes.

Abstract nepalese tibetan gabbeh oriental hand knotted 7 x10 red wool area rug 322 92 new solid pattern contemporary modern gabbeh indian oriental 6 x8 red wool area rug. This definition doesn t do justice to the versions you see today though. Gabbeh rugs are distinctive and relatively easy to recognize thus making them good examples for our oriental rugs by design study. History of gabbeh rugs.

Make offer hand knotted 5 0 x 8 0 kashkuli gabbeh gabbeh transitional tribal wool rug hand knotted carpet 2 0 x 4 0 kashkuli gabbeh traditional wool rug 104 00. Established by third generation rug dealer kasra massarat in 1978 we specialize in the importation of rugs from around the world. Until recently it was a rather appropriate description for these coarse crudely knotted rugs made by the weavers for their own use rather than for commercial purposes. The word gabbeh loosely translates to raw uncut or unfinished.

Gabbeh area rugs are one of the most sought after types of hand knotted rugs. The advent of persian gabbeh rugs gah bay from iran into the western market is relatively new even though the earliest of these rugs were being woven in persia as early as the 1500s.