Gabbeh Rugs: Amalehbaft Gabbeh Rug

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Persian Amalehbaft Gabbeh Rug #22877

Grade: Medium
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Size: 6' 3" x 8' 10"
40% off
Status: Available!
Color: Red
Age: new
Pile: wool
Foundation: wool

This one-of-a-kind piece is handmade by nomads in the Zagros Mountains region of Persia. It features a soft, handspun-wool pile on a handspun wool foundation, as well as all natural dyes, and the simple geometric designs typical of an Amaleh Gabbeh.
In Farsi (the language of Persia), the word Gabbeh means something raw or natural, uncut or "in the rough". Gabbeh are the world's best-known coarsely woven Iranian tribal rugs. True Persian Gabbeh rugs are made by nomads in south-central Iran, and feature hand-spun wool in both the pile and the foundation, as well as all natural dyes. Simple, colorful geometric patterns, abstract scenery, child-like representations of people and animals, bright colors… more

**Amalehbaft** Gabbeh feature a medium weave in terms of coarseness and knots-per-inch. In general they probably have even less in the way of design than the basic Gabbeh. Because of their tighter weave, shorter pile and simple patterns, these beautiful rugs are a great way to add color to a room without the distraction of too many design elements.

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JBOC Notes:

I am not looking to buy or sell. I am reviewing this rug to place it in context and to use it as a teaching aid.

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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