Gabbeh Loribaft
201 × 151 cm
1.380 €
Gabbeh Loribaft
2.400 €
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286 × 82(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 weaving from the Qashqai confederation of southern Iran, this is a runner measuring 286 x 82 cm (9'5" x 2'8"). Kashkuli work is usually spoken of for its unusually fine knotting and its confident, almost elegant medallion drawing — the most refined design sense in Qashqai weaving. Here, woven within the related Lori-Kashkuli group, that same fine hand has been given nothing to draw. There is no medallion, no border, no motif at all. The only pattern is the wool itself.
What you see
The eye meets a deep, warm brick red that runs the full length of the runner, broken only by soft vertical bands where the tone shifts from a darker wine towards a brighter, tomato-like red. There is no medallion to anchor the field and no framing border in the usual sense, though the two ends darken slightly, enough to read as a quiet edge rather than a drawn line. The wool has a matte surface with a light, uneven sheen, and up close the vertical striations in the yarn itself are visible, giving the red a texture rather than a flat colour.
How it was made
That striping is not decoration added by the weaver but a record of the wool's own making. The pile is hand-spun, and hand-spun yarn varies slightly in thickness and dye uptake from one batch to the next, so successive rows of knotting settle into faintly different shades of the same red — the effect known as abrash. Knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan, at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, the piece carries the fineness Kashkuli weaving is known for without any of the drawing that usually shows it off.
At home
At 82 cm wide this is a hallway or landing piece, or a runner to lay beside a bed, and its plain red field asks nothing of the space around it. Against pale floorboards it brings warmth without adding pattern to compete with anything nearby; against darker wood it simply deepens. Underfoot the 12 mm pile is firm and close, wool that takes daily footsteps rather than asking to be protected. Walk its length in changing light and the banding shifts quietly from wine to tomato and back, the one thing this rug was ever asked to do.
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Product Details
- Rug No.
- 506041
- Size
- 286 × 82 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 286 × 82 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: 506041
