KE1741 - Fine Gabbeh

KE1741 - Fine GabbehSize 90 x 60 cm, 3'0 x 2'0 Hand made in India from New Zealand wool This rug contains approximately 64800 knots, and would have taken 11 days to weave and finish The term Gabbeh does not refer to a particular tribe of people but rather to the style of weaving worked by any one of a number of different tribes. One must remember that the Moghul hordes conquered northern India bringing with them the skills of carpet weaving and other fine artisanship. So

These old Belouch are up to 100 years old but are still in excellent condition with little sign of wear

4'10 x 3'5

These Hazara tribes people are mostly Shia Muslim and badly persecuted by the Taliban majority

Size 300 x 80 cm

and would have taken 60 days to weave and finish

Size 154 x 102 cm

Size 198 x 148 cm

Very finely knotted using natural dyes but woven at almost the maximum density for hand-spun as it has a thicker ply of wool

This rug contains approximately 1522720 knots

ever since the Persian Moghuls conquered this area and brought the ancient skills of carpet knotting to this region

This rug contains approximately 354600 knots

Size 289 x 79 cm