Gabbeh Loribaft
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Gabbeh Loribaft
2.085 €
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294 × 80(2.35 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Lori-Kashkouli
Where it comes from
A Kashkuli runner, from the Qashqai weaving world of southern Iran, 294 x 80 cm (9'8" x 2'7"). Kashkuli, also written Keshkuli, takes its name from a respected Qashqai clan and is counted among the finest tribal knotting produced anywhere, usually built around a filigree medallion drawn with a confident, almost elegant curve. This Lori-Kashkouli runner carries the same fine hand but very little of the pattern that name usually promises.
What you see
A warm apricot-camel fills the eye first, an open field left almost entirely plain where a medallion would normally sit. In place of a centre, several narrow bands cross the field, each finely gridded and carrying a row of small squares outlined in ochre and rust. Their tone shifts slightly from square to square, the kind of variation that comes from small differences within a hand-spun dye lot. There is no separate border to speak of, only slim stripes in a matching tone that quietly close the field at each edge.
How it was made
The rug is hand-knotted on a natural wool warp, with a hand-spun wool pile clipped to about 12 millimetres, at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre. That is a fine count for a piece worked from memory on a portable loom, with no drawn plan to follow, and it is what lets those small squares and grid bands hold their shape so precisely. The hand-spun wool varies slightly in thickness from thread to thread, which softens the geometry and gives the surface its matte, unpolished depth rather than any sheen.
At home
At under a metre wide, this is a hallway or landing rug, or one to lay beside a bed, and its camel field will warm a pale floor while holding its own against darker furniture. Underfoot it is dense and firm, a wool built for a floor that gets walked on rather than kept for looking at. As daylight crosses it through the day, the grain of the hand-spun wool lifts and the apricot shifts gently from warm toward gold.
More on Lori-Kashkouli rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 438709
- Size
- 294 × 80 cm (2.35 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Natural Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Modern/Designer
- Weight
- ca. 8 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 294 × 80 cm (2.35 m²) this is a runner. It belongs in a hallway, an entrance, on a landing or lengthways beside a bed. It is too narrow for the middle of a room.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 2.35 m² that is roughly 470,000 to 590,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 438709
