Gabbeh Rug, The Storyteller of Iranian Tribes

Gabbeh (or Gabba) is a Persian long-piled hand-knotted, with a thick and coarse but loose and flabby quality. Plus, some rugs are a bit shaggy, others somehow Kilim-like at first glance. These are the rugs that nomadic women weave for their own. The western markets found out about Gabbeh rug only in the recent five

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bakhtiari rug

The Fascinating Legacy of a Glorious Tribe, The Bakhtiari Rug

The Bakhtiari are an Iranian tribe, a subgroup of the Lor people. Actually, there is no ethnic difference between Bakhtiaris and other Lors. This naming dates back to the Safavid era. Because they showed courage in wars between Iran and the Ottomans and their role in defeating the Portuguese occupiers, the Safavi King called them

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