Zomorrodi Teppiche
Gabbeh | 252 x 221 cm | Nr. Z-3281

Gabbeh | 252 x 221 cm | Nr. Z-3281

890,00 €

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Gabbeh

Craftsmanship and timeless elegance meet in this rug in terracotta orange. A knot density of around 90,000 knots per m² makes the elaborate workmanship visible – right down to the finely worked details. At 252 × 221 cm it is well placed as a living room rug. Colouring and texture lend any room a homely, exclusive note – a one-of-a-kind piece that will last for years.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	252 cm x 221 cm (= 5.57 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes)
knots	90.000
Condition	pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored)
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Gabbeh rugs are knotted by nomads living in the province of Fars, near the city of Shiraz. In Persian, Gabbeh is the name for high-pile rugs that were slept on. Classic Gabbeh have inventive, naive geometric patterns and are full of colour. Modern Gabbeh today mostly come in plain and monochrome designs. Even now, though, the rugs also carry stylised patterns from everyday nomadic life, such as goats, camels, dogs, plants or people. Gabbeh rugs usually come in natural cream, brown and grey tones, but you can also find lively yellow, red or blue.

Material

Gabbehs are knotted by hand from hand-spun wool and dyed with natural colours. The hand-spun wool gives the rugs a grainy yet soft surface. Traditionally, Gabbeh rugs were used for sleeping. They invite you to sit and lounge about in the living room, but they are also excellent in hallways and dining areas.

Hand-spun wool is always a little irregular. When it is dyed, the natural dyes are absorbed to differing degrees. This makes the rug look more alive, producing what are known as colour shifts (abrash), that is, light-and-dark shadings. These changes in the tone of the pile yarn always run across the length of the Gabbeh and make the rug forgiving when it comes to dirt.

The foundation (weft and warp threads) of this Gabbeh is made of new wool.

Condition

This Gabbeh has a history. It was knotted around 16. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with care. Despite its age, it is therefore in very good condition.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.