Gabbeh Loribaft
201 × 159 cm
3.000 €
Gabbeh Loribaft
1.350 €
Incl. VAT
159 × 103(1.64 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Loribaft
Where it comes from
This is a Loribaft, also spelled Luri, a nomadic weaving from the Lori people of Iran's Zagros mountains, made in the same tradition as the region's Gabbeh rugs. It measures 159 x 103 cm (5'2" x 3'5"), a size built for a single quiet corner rather than the centre of a room. The type is known for bold, simplified motifs and a thick, soft pile spun by hand, and for the fact that no two pieces are ever quite the same.
What you see
The field is a calm, heathered stone blue, its colour breaking gently from row to row the way hand-spun wool does. Scattered across it, in a loose rather than strict grid, are small squares, each one a miniature concentric design in its own palette — ivory, mustard, rust, navy, pink, black — and no two share the same combination or the same interior pattern. A wide burgundy border closes the composition, carrying a bold black chevron that takes up close to a fifth of the rug's width and holds the quiet field firmly in place.
How it was made
There was no drawn plan behind this rug. A Lori weaver works from memory, and that shows most clearly in the small squares: each was its own decision at the loom, which is why none repeats. The wool was spun by hand and coloured with plants and minerals from the mountains, and the slight unevenness of that yarn is what gives the field its soft striations, known as abrash. At somewhere between 91,000 and 127,000 knots per square metre, with a 12 mm pile, the weave is open enough to sit thick and cushioned underfoot rather than fine and flat.
At home
A rug this size finds its place in a study, beside a bed, or in a small hallway — somewhere it will be met at close range rather than crossed at a glance. The blue settles the room while the burgundy border keeps it from fading into pale walls or dark floors alike. Underfoot it is soft and dense rather than firm, better suited to a calm room than a busy one. Live with it and there is always another square worth stopping to look at.
More on Lori-Pars rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 520148
- Size
- 159 × 103 cm (1.64 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 91,000 – 127,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Natural Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Feldermusterung / Garden-Design
- Weight
- ca. 6 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Artisan crafted
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 159 × 103 cm (1.64 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 91,000 to 127,000 knots per square metre; across 1.64 m² that is roughly 150,000 to 210,000 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.
Still have a question?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 520148
