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A Gabbeh is a specific kind of hand-woven Persian rug. The phrase Gabbeh interprets very carefully to the phrases unfinished or unclipped.
In my article, “The way to Purchase an Oriental Rug” I’ve gone into element on the distinction between a Persian Rug and an Oriental Rug. To the uninitiated, a Persian rug is strictly from Iran or the previous Persian Empire.
Gabbehs are woven in Southern Iran and characteristically have a really lengthy pile, typically as much as two or extra inches and should not as tightly knotted as your basic Persian rug. A lot thicker than the typical handmade rug they’re typically used for sleeping. With their quite simple design components they’re completely fitted to use in modern interiors. If fastidiously chosen they will go properly with basic interiors however this isn’t a rug advisable for a proper room.
Gabbehs are crammed with shade. There’s nothing refined or understated about them. The great thing about these rugs is their unmistakable uniqueness. I’ve one Gabbeh with a herd of camels, one other with just a few easy timber. I bear in mind one specifically that had wine glasses positioned proper subsequent to the human beings on the rug!
A few of the older Gabbehs I’ve seen have been woven with un-dyed wool, the colours of those being ivories, beiges and browns. These un-dyed rugs should not at all times out there available in the market right this moment however solely floor often.
An Indo-Gabbeh shouldn’t be a Gabbeh in any respect, however an tried copy from India. These rugs are a lot stiffer in physique and often have little or no, if any shade variation, which comes from the hand-spun wool used within the Persian Gabbehs.
Gabbeh rugs are woven in villages of settled tribal teams a lot of them descendants of Turkic talking peoples. The most effective Gabbehs, woven with stunning hand-spun Persian wool come from the areas close to the Zagros Mountains in Southern Iran.
The creation of those rugs is most frequently finished within the house, each a singular and splendid presentation of the weavers’ artwork.
Gabbehs up to now have been by no means given their due by the old-fashioned. The sellers and retailers of yesterday usually disregarded these stunning, easy rugs as crude and unrefined. It was solely just lately (inside the final ten to fifteen years) that any curiosity was expressed for these rugs in any respect. Now they’re much extra well known by many who’ve found their magnificence and allure.
© Penny Krieger 2006
