Gabbeh Loribaft
185 × 151 cm
1.380 €
Kashkouli
1.095 €
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201 × 78(1.57 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Kashkouli
Where it comes from
This is a Kashkuli runner, also written Keshkuli, from the Qashqai confederation of southern Iran, 201 x 78 cm (6'7" x 2'7"). Named after one of the most respected Qashqai clans, Kashkuli weaving is widely held to be the finest expression of Qashqai knotting — tribal work carried to an unusually refined, almost elegant pitch.
What you see
The first impression is a bold navy lozenge medallion floating on an ivory field, and the field itself is busy: a dense scatter of small geometric and floral motifs fills every part of it, in touches of pink, teal, mustard, purple and green. The medallion's pendants taper into small hooked forms, paired in blue and orange, the kind of tribal shorthand that reads as pattern rather than picture. A wide brick-red border closes the design, carrying a serrated running-dog zigzag that sets hard against the pale field.
How it was made
Kashkuli weavers knot from memory rather than from a drawn plan, yet this piece holds a knot count of 321,000 to 380,000 per square metre — a density more often associated with a settled workshop than with a portable tribal loom. It is what lets the small motifs scattered across the field keep their shape rather than blur into the wool. The pile is hand-spun wool over a cotton warp, left at a generous 12 mm, so the surface stays matte and faintly textured rather than sheened, the hand of the weaver still visible in every knot.
At home
At just over two metres by under a metre, this is a runner for a hallway or a landing, or along the side of a bed. The ivory ground lifts a corridor with little daylight, while the red border holds its own against dark floorboards or furniture nearby. Underfoot the wool is dense and firm, made for a stretch of floor that is walked on rather than merely admired. In low morning light the border warms first, and then the small motifs across the field begin to separate themselves out one by one.
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Product Details
- Rug No.
- 837459
- Size
- 201 × 78 cm (1.57 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 321,000 – 380,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
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Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 201 × 78 cm (1.57 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 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre; across 1.57 m² that is roughly 500,000 to 600,000 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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Ref: 837459
