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203 × 146(2.96 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Kashkouli
Where it comes from
This is a Kashkuli, the finest weaving line to come out of the Qashqai tribes of southern Iran, 203 x 146 cm (6'8" x 4'9"). Kashkuli rugs are named after a respected Qashqai clan and are usually known for elaborate medallion drawing, knotted more finely than most tribal work. This piece takes that same skilled hand and gives it almost nothing to draw: an open field, left plain.
What you see
The field is a wide expanse of cream, unbroken by any medallion or pattern, framed by soft stepped borders in two tones of camel. The shift from field to border is gentle rather than sharp, more a change of temperature than a change of design. Look closer and a thin line of small geometric ticks traces the inner border, rust red, blue-grey and ochre, the only colour on an otherwise monochrome rug. It is a single quiet accent rather than a decorated edge, and it is doing the work that a whole medallion would normally do elsewhere.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun, and it shows: fine vertical striations run across the field and borders, the kind of subtle unevenness that comes only from wool spun by hand rather than machine. A rug of this size still carries 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, dense knotting for a piece worked from memory on a portable loom rather than from a drawn plan. That density is normally spent on the fine curved lines a Kashkuli is known for. Spent here on a plain field instead, it produces something rarer: a tribal rug refined enough for restraint.
At home
At just over two by one and a half metres, this is a rug for a bedroom floor or a smaller seating corner in a living room, somewhere it can be seen whole rather than walked across constantly. The cream field will lift a room with dark furniture or a pale wood floor equally well, holding its own without ever competing for attention. Underfoot the wool sits low and firm, matte and dense, hand-spun rather than sheared smooth, made for daily use rather than display. Morning light will catch the striations across the field and shift the cream from warm to nearly white through the day, the one thing in the room that keeps changing while everything else stays calm.
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Product Details
- Rug No.
- 825471
- Size
- 203 × 146 cm (2.96 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / 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. 10 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 203 × 146 cm (2.96 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre; across 2.96 m² that is roughly 380,000 to 470,000 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?
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Service & Guarantee
Shipping
- Free within Germany & EU
- 5-10 business days
- Worldwide available
Returns
- 30-day return policy
- Full refund guaranteed
- Free returns in Germany
Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 825471
