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Sirjan kilim

Persia tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Gabbeh or gabba (Persian: گبه) carpets are a traditional variety of Persian carpet. Gabbeh is known as gava in Kurdish and Luri and is also called khersak (خرسک) in Bakhtiari, literally meaning a "bear's cub". Traditionally a sleeping rug, a gabbeh is a hand-woven pile rug of coarse quality and medium size (90 x 150 cm, 3 by 5 ft, or larger) characterized by an abstract design that relies upon open fields of color and a playfulness with geometry. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Luri Gabbeh Camel Hair Rug
Luri Gabbeh Camel Hair Rug
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
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Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Qashqai handmade gabbeh rug, registration celebration, Afif-Abad Garden, Shiraz - 24 April
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Where to buy

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