Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim tribal runner a city in the Khorasan

a city in the Khorasan Province of northeastern Iran

Size: 124 x 77 cm | 4'1" x 2'6"

Size: 202 x 126 cm | 6'7" x 4'1"

and the natural variations in the hand-spun wool give the surface a subtle lustre and depth that shifts as the light moves across it

Stock Number: BR17

Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim tribal runner a city in the KhorasanThe 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