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SKU #: KR21187
Modern & Contemporary
Pictorial
Hand Knotted
Primary color is Faded Lavender. Colors in this rug include: Green, Gold, Red, Black, Multi .
Wool
1
Gabbeh
Iran
New
New With Tags
Fresh meadow green frames a generous ivory center in this hand-knotted Gabbeh rug, where tiny animal motifs in navy, coral, gold, and green populate both zones with charming simplicity. The crisp color blocking creates a graphic, modern composition, while the scattered goats and small symbols preserve the playful tribal aesthetic that defines authentic Gabbeh weaving. The circular format and bold two zone design give this piece contemporary appeal that works beautifully as an unexpected focal point in modern home interiors. Plush pile provides luxurious softness, while the hand-knotted construction on cotton foundation ensures this rug will endure through decades of use. Natural tonal variation in the wool adds subtle depth to both the ivory field and green border, giving the piece an organic quality that machine made rugs cannot replicate. The substantial macramé fringe adds textural finishing detail that enhances the handcrafted character. As a handmade Gabbeh area rug, it brings artistic personality, soft wool texture, and durable construction to a living room, bedroom, reading corner, or creative home décor setting.
Story Behind the Art: Gabbeh rugs were first woven by women from tribal communities in southwestern Persia, and the word Gabbeh literally means unclipped, referring to the rug’s shaggy, woolly pile. Their rustic simplicity, free-spirited drawing, and almost instinctive sense of design give these handmade rugs a fresh, unpretentious charm that remains highly desirable, especially in modern décor. Early Gabbeh designs were intentionally simple, using a limited vocabulary of decorative forms, often geometric interpretations of animals, human figures, children, trees, and abstract symbols. They were usually coarsely knotted in bright wool colors, with tree motifs appearing again and again in nomadic weaving. No single form is standardized, and both asymmetric and symmetric knots may appear within one rug. With thick natural texture, durable wool construction, and expressive individuality, Gabbeh rugs have remained popular through the ages. In the modern era, Pakistan and India have also become important producers of this nomadic-inspired flooring tradition.






