Detailed Product Description

 Lot no : 2670

Rug no : SHE870

Origin : Qashqai South Persia

Size : 235 x 125 cm (Approx. 7´8" x 4´1")

Pile : Handspun wool

Warp : Wool

Weft : Wool

Selvedge : Handspun wool

Pattern : Traditional Qashquli design

Knots : 490,000 knots per square metre

Total Knots in Whole Carpet : 1,439,375 knots

Dye : Natural vegetable colours

Condition : 100% full pile with minimal old reconditioning in medallion area

Age : First Part of 20th Century

Weight : 7 Kilograms

Description of Design and History :
Like the Afshari, the Qashqa´i, a nomadic tribe living in the Fars area, have a Turkic ancestry. They are thought to have migrated into the area in the 16th century from Azerbaijan, and their Turkish dialect is most strongly related to that of the tribes inhabiting that region. Adjacent to the Qashqa´i, in the eastern Fars area, are the tribes of the Khamseh federation, who are believed to have entered the area from the 13th century onwards. The carpets of the Qashqa´i are the best known and, in general, the most beautiful of the area and the history of the tribes is reflected in the resemblance of the carpet patterns to those of north-west Persia and the south-east Caucasus. The principle Qashqa´i tribes are the Basseri, the ´Amaleh, Shesh Boluki, Qashquli and Farsi Madan; however, by no means all the different Qashqa´i carpet designs can, as yet, be attributed to the individual tribes. Even less is known about the patterns woven by the individual tribes of the Khamseh federation which include the Basseri, the Ainalu, the Baharlu, and the Nafar. Of these, the Basseri are Farsi speaking and entered Fars from Khorasan. Rugs are also woven by Arab tribes in the area. However, by no means all the carpets produced in this region are woven by nomads; many are woven by settled people in villages and in workshops mainly situated around Shiraz, the capital of Fars.