Gabbeh: A traditional variety of Persian carpet
Persian Gabbeh is a hand-knotted (handmade) thick Persian rug with long pile. It is made by the nomads of Fars province in southern Iran, of which the famous city of Shiraz is the capital. The most famous nomad group of this region is the Qashqai Tribe. Although the existing few old pieces of Gabbeh rugs […]
Carpet Museum, Tehran
Carpet Museum Iranian carpets, the dazzling beauty and excellent quality of Persian carpets are well known all over the world. One of the most distinguished manifestations of Iranian culture and art is carpet-weaving and dating back to the Bronze Age, but as the materials used in carpets including wool and cotton, decay into dust during […]