Vintage Qashqai Sofreh kilim from Iran. 144x102 cms

A vintage Qashqai sofreh kilim with a wider and more elaborate border than most sofrehs. The central part is woven with undyed natural ivory colour wool. An elaborate sofreh. 

Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool   

Size: 144×102 cms

Origin: Qashqai tribe, Iran

Date of weaving: 1990s

 

Sofrehs take their name from the Farsi (Persian) word for cloth and are used for several functions connected with preparing and eating food. Eating cloths are normally referred to simply as sofrehs and vary enormously in size-from small, rectangular mats for personal use to extremelly long, narrow runners for communal eating. They are woven in several standard techniques, including alternating bands of kilim and pile rug, and produced by a number of nomadic and tribal weavers in Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and to a lesser degree, elsewhere.