Persian gabbeh rug from Iran. 139x76 cms

This Persian Gabbeh rug is handwoven entirely from undyed natural wool, showcasing the beautiful, organic shades of the fleece, including beige, grey, and cream. The subtle variations in colour create a timeless, understated design that highlights the natural beauty of the materials.

The rug features a long, plush pile that is exceptionally soft underfoot, while the high-quality wool has a natural lustre that enhances its warmth and texture. Simple, authentic, and luxurious, this Gabbeh is a perfect choice for adding comfort and effortless elegance to both contemporary and traditional interiors.

Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool

Size: 139×76 cms

Origin: Qashqai tribe, Iran

Date of weaving: New

Traditionally a sleeping rug, a gabbeh is a hand-woven pile rug of coarse quality characterized by an abstract design that relies upon open fields of color and a playfulness with geometry. This type of rug is popular among the populations of the Zagros Mountains of Iran, including Kurdish, Luri and Qashqai people.The gabbeh is usually woven by women.

Gabbeh carpets are much thicker and coarser than other Persian carpets; sometimes they can be as much as one inch or 2.5 cm in depth. In fact, they are more a variety of kilim than carpet. The word “gabbeh” comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. This is a rough and primitive carpet.

Gabbeh patterns are of a very basic kind with only a limited number of decorative, mostly rectangular objects, animals and vegetable motives. In a gabbeh usually bright colors, such as yellow and red, are used. Often undyed natural wool is used (brown, beige, black, white etc.). Although large fields of solid color are used in gabbeh designs, the color is variegated (the color varies throughout the rug, with the appearance of differently colored zones).