Pakistani Gabbeh

Pakistani GabbehA traditional variety of the Persian, Gabbeh carpets were traditionally used as a sleeping rug. Primitive and rough, these medium sized, hand woven pile rugs are characterized by an abstract design featuring open colour fields and playful geometry. Usually made by women, Gabbeh carpets are thicker and more coarse than other Persian carpets. Gabbeh is a Persian word that means raw, natural or uncut. Although the patterns are simple with little detail,

Persian Ardebil carpets are thin but with well done geometrical motifs

medallions and hooked polygons

flowering branches

untrimmed embroidery thread and loose ends

where Chobi rugs were produced primarily for North American markets

who dominated the industry

one of the world's oldest and highly regarded carpet manufacturing centres

and the sequence of the traditional Kurdish symbols woven into the textile clearly convey the hopes and dreams of the rug makers

nicknamed iron rugs

the cost of maintaining Dhurries is low

gold and blue

these pieces are always knotted in rich reds and blues