Weavers of highly desired persian tribal rugs, the qashqai people possess a history and culture rich in both struggle and inspiration. This book shows the vast range and quality of carpets woven in persia from. The rug has an unusual design, which begins with an asymmetrically plotted midnight blue field featuring a hexagonal medallion twothirds of the distance to the top of the field. Informed by years of careful study and innumerable trips to the bazaars and villages where these gorgeous carpets are woven and sold, this lavishly illustrated book. The qashqai is a group of clans in the region around esfahan. The rectangular carpet has been worked in abrashed shades of persimmon, canary, black, flamingo, clementine, azure, olive, coffee, camel, turquoise, maize, midnight, and salmon. The persian carpets knotted by ghashghai nomads in iran have long been highly prized, not least for their beautiful sometimes figural design elements, but also for their high quality. Home new arrivals persian rugs antique qashqai rug. In persian history this theme is often seen on buildings and. The weavers create interesting, valuable rugs both in geometric and floral patterns, using natural dyes. The qashqai are a tribal confederation, who share similar dialects and heritage. Classic traditional geometric persian design area rugs red 8 x 8 qashqai heriz rug. History and design of qashqai rugs, tribal rug weaving.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. As i started to put my notes together i was amazed by what i saw. In malayer and the small villages surrounding it, production was almost exclusively small antique rugs and runners made by individual weavers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The fred moheban gallery is a fine purveyor of antique rugs and carpets. Circa 1900 vintage antique qashqai 68 by 51 estate rug as found. Qashqai carpets have been said to be probably the most famous of all. This history of navajo weaving is a revised, expanded, and updated version of. Ghashghai carpets consist of a hexagon or diamond with four projecting hooks inside of a hooked diamond. A personal site on the qashqai a good background introduction to qashqai history and society. Qashqai persian gabbeh gabbeh rugs and carpets persian. Qashqai is a conglomeration of clans in iran consisting of mostly turkic peoples.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. This dynamic vintage qashqai lion rug 47557 can be viewed in person only at nazmiyal collection gallery of fine and decorative rugs. Qashqai rugs are recognized by their bold, graphic designs and their bright, joyful color combinations of madder red, indigo blue and goldenyellow. Guide to the history and art of antique rugs woven by the qashqai tribe in 19th century persia. Vintage persian qashqai lion rug 47557 persian rug, rugs. Antique qashqai rugs will typically feature dark reds, saffron golds, and rich blues. Ghashghai carpets persian carpets carpet encyclopedia. Today, qashqai ladies weave the most beautiful gabbeh and tribal rugs of the world by handspun local wool dyed with natural dye. Anatolian, baluchi, caucasian, kurdish, persian, and turkmen. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Classic traditional geometric persian design area rugs red. This penchant for clutter recurs in other qashqai designs as well, such as rugs in which a herati pattern seems to have been chopped up into disjointed leaves and palmettes. An object history of the persian carpet jstor daily.
It represents an excellent example of tribal weaving with its gorgeous colors and tribal fringe. The text is in persian but the color photos also have english captions. Qashqai persian rugs, learn about qashqai tribe of iran. Chasing the history, mystery, and lore of the persian carpet.
For anyone seeking a centerpiece that will grab the eyes of all house guests, the qashqai is the perfect candidate. Qashqai rugs free uk delivery the oriental rug merchant. The qashqai children go to school while their mothers weave rugs. The oriental rug merchant, 11 high street, tunbridge wells, kent, tn1 1ul, uk. History of the qashqai rug the qashqai rug gains its namesake from the qashgai tribe.
Qashqai tribe of iran lives in southern section of iran near shiraz, these tribes made series of high quality tribal rugs in the world. Qashqais are in great demand by rug lovers for the superb quality of the workmanship and the exciting dynamism of their bold designs, which, though seemingly wild and capricious are always based on traditional templates passed down. The color of a good qashqai rug should be madder red, indigo blue, and or the classic gold, yellow hue. A tradition passed down through the generations qashqai region in iran. Lion rug hand knotted by the qashqai tribe from southern persia. Pre1900 antique 4 10 x 6 6 hand knotted tribal rug complimentary shipping. This overcoat was created around the turn of the 20th century. In recent years, demand for them has reached unprecedented levels, fueled by a new recognition of the special qualities of handmade ethnic crafts. They are a diverse, tribal group whose population includes turks, kurds, arabs, and persians.
Qashqai on the encyclopedia iranica a detailed and authoritative entry on this tribe and their history. A scholarly, historical view, by a turkish professor of art history. Prices for most qashqai rugs on 1stdibs are negotiable. Malayer is a large village located between the major weaving areas of hamadan and sarouk in northwest persia. Books and hali magazines for sale on oriental rugs and carpets.
Some ghasghai pieces have the hebatlu design hebatlu is the name of one of the one of the smaller ghasghai tribes and it consists of circular central medallion, and smaller designs similar to the central medallion repeated on each of the. The designs are influenced by a range of countries giving them a distinct and unique character. Images in the qashqai rug gallery are published with permission from auction houses, dealers, collectors or museums. This piece was woven by a woman from the ghashgai qashqai tribes in southwest iran near the city of shiraz. In philip kerrs political fiction novel, hitlers peace, qashqai fighters are used by. These jewel tone rug colors were available to the ancient tribes with vegetablebased dyes, and today they are still often incorporated into the design despite the availability of a wider range of dyes. Guide to antique malayer rugs claremont rug company. Qashqai rugs rugs identified as qashqai, pile or flatweave, generally are made by wives and daughters of qashqai tribesmen located in southern persia iran.
The educational rug photogallery with qashqai rugs is one of the first published sections. Modern qashqai lion rug unusual antique gashgai qashqai tribal persian rug 4 8 by 6 8. A stepped diamond medallion an ornate cruciform centerpiece has tree of life style pendant designs, above and below vases. What is a qashqai rug and who are the qashqai people. Antique qashqai rug, antique turkish rug, antique zili. This convergence of people and cultures lends itself.
Items similar to fine antique qashqai rug view more. The famous persian carpet, woven by female artisans in southwestern iran, may be going extinct. The design shows the fight of king of men against king of animals. This is both a tribute to their past and a sign that qashqai weavers refuse to sacrifice quality for easy. Beautiful handmade equestrian qashqai rug oriental area carpet 6.
The rug weaving is completely done by women, and men only help with the wool sheering from the sheep and the dyeing process. The sizes available vary, however most are medium sized. Descendants of the turkmen and ersari tribes, many are pastoral nomads who roam depending on the season moving from the isfahan province to south of shiraz. One cannot learn the topic from a book, one must learn from the things themselves. Qashqai rugs average 70 to 170 knots per square inch according to stone. The book then explains what materials are usedmostly wool, cotton, and. Speaking a turkic language, with a large number being of turkman decent, they are located in the fars province in southwest iran. Design history and fashion are blended with vintage traditional designs to produce this vintage inspired traditional rug. Although the designs may sometimes tend to be more whimsical, they almost always follow a convention template that has been in use for several generations.
Traditional qashqai rugs have all wool construction including wool wefts and warps. A complete guide to village and nomadic carpets, oriental rug historian and dealer james opie has compiled a detailed history of the rich tradition of rug weaving. Thoughts on the origin of the qashqai confederation i set out to pull together my notes on the kilims of the qashqai. Founded on either cotton or wool the qashqai rugs are woven with fine, soft, yet hardwearing wool. Qashqai gabbeh, fars province, southwest persia about 193050 5ft. This handknotted wool rug is rendered in an abrashed palette of madder red, deep midnight blue, ivory, and gold.
It is the combination of these two elements which give their antique rugs their unusual sense of spontaneity and aliveness. Find books about persian rugs and carpets in our rug book gallery. Age and origin are stated from the source without any adjustment. The rug is all wool, hand spun, all natural vegetable dye is used. Classic traditional geometric persian design area rugs ivory 9 10 x 1 qashqai heriz rug. Antique quashqai tribal rugs from claremont rug company. There are 348 illustrations of extremely high quality, making the book itself a very beautiful object. This is a beautiful handknotted persian rug from southwest iran. Antique geometric animal design 7x9 qashqai oriental handknotted area rug. Persian rugs persian rug guides rug origins qashqai rugs. The qashqai confederacy is a nomadic tribal affiliation that is composed of various tribal subgroups that have been united since the 16th century in iran. Antique saddle bag early 20th c qashqaii style handknotted wool oriental rug. The nation as a transnational commodity routledge series for.
Over the last several years i have suggested that qashqai is a dialect of azeri. Guide to the history and art of antique rugs woven by the qashqai tribe in century. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Its not uncommon for customers to get 1525% off the list price after negotiating. Hand woven qashqai tribal kilim flat weave wool brown oriental rug 110 x 24. Guide to qashqai rugs a guide to qashqai rugs with many useful links and references. These oriental carpets are handknotted from fine wool, and are. An ancient history paired with an original antiquity look makes the qashqai a distinctive member of the persian rug family. A good book though is invaluable in reducing how long it will take to feel comfortable with the topic. Classic traditional geometric persian design area rugs. You can find books about carpets in this section, particularly books aiding in the. Newer village pieces may have cotton wefts and are generally more coarsely woven. I have therefore concentrated on the turkmen tribes, the baluch and timuri tribes inhabiting the borderlands of iran and afghanistan, the persian tribes and lastly. This small lion rug was hand knotted by women of the qashqai tribe.
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