Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim wool nothing but wool

nothing but wool

Size: 225 x 88 cm | 7'4"x 2'10"

Each gul is detailed with geometric interior patterns and bordered by smaller secondary motifs

the colours have already deepened and the pile has settled into the kind of patina that only time and authentic dyes together produce

Once they longer have use of these rugs

Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim wool nothing but woolThe 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