Qashqai Persian Carpets

If woven elsewhere it would just be classified as a qashqai design.

Qashqai persian carpets. Designs in the fields of these rugs feature many different images. This piece was woven by a woman from the ghashgai qashqai tribes in southwest iran near the city of shiraz. Home oriental rugs and textiles persian rugs and carpets qashqai rugs. Kashkuli rugs more qashqai rugs the educational rug photo gallery with qashqai rugs qashqa i rugs is one of the first published sections of jozan magazine.

A tradition passed down through the generations qashqai region in iran. Make offer qashqai ghashghai antique oriental rug 5 7 x12 6 orange. Qashqai ghashghai antique oriental rug 5 7 x12 6 orange. The designs from qashqai rugs can be woven anywhere oriental rugs are made.

Although the designs may sometimes tend to be more whimsical they almost always follow a convention template that has been in use for several generations. If woven in iran by qashqai weavers the rug is a genuine qashqai rug. The rug is all wool hand spun all natural vegetable dye is used. And it is no wonder when two elements remain central in qashqai culture il rah the tribal road and their joyous weaving.

Many persian qashqai rugs also used to feature multiple borders since this allows the weaver to incorporate even more colors and designs. Departing for the anemone. Make offer hand knotted qashqai oriental rug weeping willow trees new tribal 6 10 x 11 handmade knotted persian area rug qashqai 7 x 4 5 feet all natural color 4 900 00. The qashqai carpet continues to hold a special place in the world of oriental rugs as it expresses a superlative level of both craftsmanship and creative inspiration.

The text is in persian but the color photos also have english captions. Some of these persian rugs feature tassels or fringes along the short ends though this is not a requirement. These oriental carpets are hand knotted from fine wool and are dyed using plants and minerals for natural looking colors. Qashqai rugs are recognized by their bold graphic designs and their bright joyful color combinations of madder red indigo blue and golden yellow.

The persian carpets knotted by ghashghai nomads in iran have long been highly prized not least for their beautiful sometimes figural design elements but also for their high quality. As the qashqai say where i am is my. Antique qashqai bagface 33 x 31. The rug was hand knotted in 1955.

Art in the qashqai tribal confederation.