24451-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal / Nomadic Authentic/Size: 1'10" x 1'10" Horse Blanket roots of plants

roots of plants

while the guards have the usual decoration of rosettes and a garland

roots and other natural items to make dyes has been a well known art for many thousands of years

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are quite similar to those employed by other Middle Eastern and Central Asian knotters and weavers

24451-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal / Nomadic Authentic/Size: 1'10" x 1'10" Horse Blanket roots of plantsNR: 24451 Location: Ghasghai Size: 1'10" x 1'10" Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton GHASHGAI Details: Ghashgais are hand knotted on a ground loom by the Ghashgai tribe who live in the Fars upland near Shiraz. The Ghashgai people are the most developed of the Fars tribes. The warp and weft are of cotton or wool and the pile is wool. The variety and quality of the colors are superior and the numbers of Turkish knots are about 100. The knotting on the