Persian Afshar Village Rug - 2.50x1.70 Gabeh

Persian Afshar Village Rug - 2.50x1.70 GabehAfshar The Afhar are tent dwellers. Their primary occupation is sheep husbandry and handicraft such as many ornamental weavings: saddlebags, salt bags and flat weaves known in the West as kilims. They are however best known for their superb carpets in an array of eclectic designs. Afshar means obedient. Since the Safavid period, the tribal group Afshar migrated from their origins in Central Asia to settle in Iranian Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan republic,

As beautiful as it is today

Because of this the carpets - named after the nomads of the Bakhtiari tribe

A magnificent three central medallion carpet that has around the medallion beautiful soft colours

This is a beautiful rosette/flower shaped central medallion rug

being dynamic

renewal and rebirth

All carpets are guaranteed

is the name given to a specific rug woven by the Luri and Qashqai tribes

The carpet is silk and is from the city of Qum

the tribal group Afshar migrated from their origins in Central Asia to settle in Iranian Azerbaijan

There is a huge assertion of uniformity in the overall pattern in its field

Early Saveh rugs are geometric