24403-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size 1'8" x 2'0"

24403-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size 1'8" x 2'0"NR: 24403 Location: Ghasghai Size: 1'8" 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

When this craft fell into decline around the turn of the century

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NR: 23841

Size: 9'6" x 6'9" / 290cm x 206cm

though characteristically soft and lustrous

Country: Pakistan

The other motifs often include a decoration formed by a succession of diamond shapes in different sizes

either independently or in conjunction

FLORAL AFSHAR - These specimens are woven in villages near Kerman and the designs are inspired by the carpets from that town

to name a few… these cheap imitations are not always hand-made

contain chemical dyes

It includes a wide spectrum of boteh (a stylized leaf-like floral symbol that often appears similar to a Paisley pattern)