KE1481 - Fine Gabbeh

KE1481 - Fine GabbehSize 200 x 140 cm, 6'7 x 4'7 Hand made in India from New Zealand wool This rug contains approximately 336000 knots, and would have taken 56 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.

The Afghan and Turkoman influence can be seen by the use of the polygonal motifs (known as guls or elephant’s foot) as the various tribes intermingle

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 486324 knots

and would have taken 200 days to weave and finish

Size 277 x 198 cm

Size 101 x 60 cm

ize 237 x 150 cm

This rug contains approximately 161280 knots

Size 236 x 180 cm

Size 150 x 84 cm

and would have taken 14 days to weave and finish

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 580992 knots

This rug contains approximately 367360 knots