Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim hamadan-rug Size: 201 x 116 cm

Size: 201 x 116 cm | 6'7" x 3'10"

a mother created the design roughly 700 years ago while weaving a bridal gift for her daughter

Stock Number: BR829

an ancient oasis city in the Xinjiang region of western China

Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim hamadan-rug Size: 201 x 116 cmThe 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 kilim wasn't dcor. It was home, carried on their backs between worlds. The kilim is the most nomadic of all