Tribal Carpets Iran

The names of tribal weaving areas in iran are usually tied to a nearby city and or to a tribal name.

Tribal carpets iran.

قشقایی is a conglomeration of clans in iran consisting of mostly turkic peoples but also lurs kurds and arabs. Our collections includes antique rugs persian rugs wool rugs silk rug kazak rugs tribal rugs hand woven rugs flat weave rug contemporary rugs modern rugs traditional rugs transitional rugs. Hand knotted tribal rug with discount tribal rugs feature vibrant colors that are as rich as their history. Also spelled qashqa i qashqay kashkai kashkay qashqayı gashgai gashgay ghashghaei persian.

As such they represent miscellaneous simultaneous lines of tradition and reflect the history of iran and its various peoples. Tribal carpets on the other hand usually use geometric designs which are easier to achieve with wider spaced knots. Baluch persian rugs originated in the southern part of iran by an nomadic baluch tribes. Apart from traditional styles made in persia iran like heriz serapi nain kashan tabriz bidjar bakhtiari sarouk and the list can be really long this category also includes many other types of traditional rugs made not commercially by small nomadic tribes like the balouch kazaks kurds afshar kargai ersari qashqai in some of the most remote corners of the world.

Persian carpets and rugs of various types were woven in parallel by nomadic tribes in village and town workshops and by royal court manufactories alike. These hand woven mats were woven in the province of sistan and balchistan which is located on the very southeast boundaries of iran and pakistan. Also from the vast province of khorassan which is just to the north came a lotof baluch persian rugs. We carry a large variety of handmade rugs with new colors abstract designs and geometric patterns.

The region is very inhospitable with bitterly cold winters and extremely hot summers the main balouchi weaving area is a stretch of about 500 km along the persian afghan border. Shahbanu rugs is one of the major retailers of hand knotted oriental rugs in the united states. The qashqai is a collection of semi nomadic peoples in the area of iran made up of a number of tribes and sub tribes including the amele derre shuri dere shorlu kashkyoli shishbaluki shishbeyli farsimadan eymur qaracha rahimli and safi khanli. The baluch for example are found throughout southern iran afghanistan and pakistan.

Tribal beluch rug afghanistan iranage. The first tribal rugs were hand knotted by nomadic or tribal women all over the world with a very practical purpose staying warm. Antique tribal persian qashqai rugs.