Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim turkish kilim Size: 129 x 78 cm

Size: 129 x 78 cm | 4'3" x 2'7"

a city in western Iran that sits at a cultural crossroads between the bold geometric traditions of Hamadan and the more refined floral aesthetics of Sarouk and Farahan

Stock Number: BR2095

Size: 303 x 244 cm | 9'11" x 8'

Stock Number: BR2383

Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim turkish kilim Size: 129 x 78 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