PERSIAN GABBEH PICTORIAL HAND KNOTTED RUNNER, 2.6 x 8.0 (76cm x 244cm)

Made In: Persia (Iran) – 26-873 - $500.00

Style: Gabbeh

Design: Pictorial

Exact Size: 2ft 6in x 8ft 0in, 10.6lbs (76cm x 244cm, 4.8kg)

Weave: 100% Hand Knotted

Pile: Wool (100%) – Full

Foundation: Cotton

Field Color: Brown

Border Color: Ivory

Condition/Description: Persian Gabbeh runner was hand knotted in Iran of 100 percent natural wool on a cotton foundation. The rug has full, wool piles and is in like new condition. This runner is distinguished by an unusually bold narrative composition that gives the rug the character of tribal folk art in textile form. Against a warm earthy taupe-brown field, three monumental, stylized animals, this rug has a pattern rendered in deep cobalt blue, brilliant golden yellow and dark chocolate brown. Each carries a brightly patterned saddle blanket, creating a striking rhythm of color and form. The animals appear to represent camels or camel-like pack animals, imagery evocative of pastoral life, travel and the visual storytelling traditionally found in Persian tribal weaving. A charming human figure appears at one end of the field, while scattered trees, leaves, flowers and small animal forms create an almost storybook landscape around the principal figures. This rug was acquired from an established rug merchant. Clean and ready to be enjoyed. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS RUG WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Gabbeh carpets are a traditional variety of Persian carpet. 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 relies upon open fields of color and a playfulness with geometry. This type of rug is popular among the populations of the Zagros Mountains of Iran. The Gabbeh is usually crafted by women. Gabbeh carpets are much thicker and coarser than other Persian carpets. Sometimes they can be as much as one inch or 2.5 cm in depth. In fact, they are more a variety of kilim than carpet. The word Gabbeh comes from the Persian meaning raw, natural, uncut. This is a rough and primitive carpet. Gabbeh patterns are of a very basic kind with only a limited number of decorative, mostly rectangular objects resembling mainly animals. Gabbeh rugs usually use bright colors, such as yellow and red. Although large fields of solid color are used in Gabbeh designs, the color often varies. Gabbehs are made of natural, handspun wool yarn and all the colors are created with natural plant dye.