Vintage Persian Qashqai Rug qashqai leading a nomadic and semi-nomadic

leading a nomadic and semi-nomadic lifestyle across the mountainous borderlands of Turkey

giving the pile a silky feel underfoot and a sheen that only becomes more pronounced over time

Stock Number: BR1470

Size: 198 x 126 cm | 6'6" x 4'1"

Vintage Persian Qashqai Rug qashqai leading a nomadic and semi-nomadicThe Qashqai are a nomadic tribe from the Fars Province of southwestern Iran, migrating twice a year across the Zagros Mountains between highland summer pastures and lowland winter grazing grounds. They have a saying: "Where I am is my carpet. Where my carpet and I am is my home." For a people who travelled hundreds of kilometres each year, the rug wasn't dcor, it was home, carried on their backs between worlds. This rug is hand knotted from hand spun