Fine Gabbeh - KE1289

Fine Gabbeh - KE1289Size 246 x 170 cm, 8'1 x 5'7 The term Gabbeh does not refer to a particular tribe of people but rather to the style of weaving worked by any one of a number of different tribes .. One must remember that the Moghul hordes conquered northern India bringing with them the skills of carpet weaving and other fine artisanship. So do not think of the Indian pieces as mere copies but as an evolution of artistic development. The actual meaning of the word

They also make lovely inexpensive large wall art

and would have taken 99 days to weave and finish Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

All our Kazak are knotted in hand spun wool which is much thicker ply than machine spun wool

Size 246 x 167 cm

All our rugs included our superb German underlay

Belouch rugs are quite fine - the finest of all the tribal weaves in large-scale production today and represent very good value for money

and would have taken 21 days to weave and finish

7'11 x 5'9

This rug contains approximately 618848 knots

Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are situated north of  Afghanistan and to the east of the Caspian sea and are all new Soviet republics

Size 134 x 73 cm

This rug contains approximately642600 knots