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Persian Sub Styles
Afshar, Ardabil, Bakhtiari, Bijar, Isfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan,
Kerman, Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Qashghai, Qum, Ravar, Sarab, Sarouk, Senneh, Serapi,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Varamin.
Qashqai
Qashghai rugs are made by the Qashghai tribeswomen of the Fars province in southwestern Iran.
The Qashghai are a tribal federation of different ethnic backgrounds comprising of Arabs, Kurds,
Lurs, and Turks who sell their rugs through Shiraz, the capital city of the province. Qashghai rugs
are among the most beautiful and popular nomadic rugs made today. Qashghai designs are bold,
colorful, and almost always geometric. The influence of Turkoman and Caucasian styles can
clearly be seen in their designs. One characteristic that shows the Caucasian influence and helps
in identifying Qashghai rugs is that shapes are commonly superimposed. Some of their designs
include boteh, diamond panels, diamond or hexagon shapes, floral, and animal (birds are
common) or human motifs in a repeating all-over layout. However, the most common designs
have a medallion layout. Medallions come in diamond, hexagon or three vertically connected
diamond shapes. An interesting characteristic of Qashghai medallions is that sometimes a smaller
diamond or square shape inside the central medallion is surrounded by four hooks. Sometimes,
this characteristic can be seen in all-over motifs as well. A unique Qashghai design is the hebatlu,
which consists of a centerpiece and a shape of the same or smaller size identical to the
centerpiece in each corner of the rug. Usually the centerpiece and the identical shapes are woven
in white.
Afshar, Ardabil, Bakhtiari, Bijar, Isfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan,
Kerman, Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Qashghai, Qum, Ravar, Sarab, Sarouk, Senneh, Serapi,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Varamin.
Qashqai
Qashghai rugs are made by the Qashghai tribeswomen of the Fars province in southwestern Iran.
The Qashghai are a tribal federation of different ethnic backgrounds comprising of Arabs, Kurds,
Lurs, and Turks who sell their rugs through Shiraz, the capital city of the province. Qashghai rugs
are among the most beautiful and popular nomadic rugs made today. Qashghai designs are bold,
colorful, and almost always geometric. The influence of Turkoman and Caucasian styles can
clearly be seen in their designs. One characteristic that shows the Caucasian influence and helps
in identifying Qashghai rugs is that shapes are commonly superimposed. Some of their designs
include boteh, diamond panels, diamond or hexagon shapes, floral, and animal (birds are
common) or human motifs in a repeating all-over layout. However, the most common designs
have a medallion layout. Medallions come in diamond, hexagon or three vertically connected
diamond shapes. An interesting characteristic of Qashghai medallions is that sometimes a smaller
diamond or square shape inside the central medallion is surrounded by four hooks. Sometimes,
this characteristic can be seen in all-over motifs as well. A unique Qashghai design is the hebatlu,
which consists of a centerpiece and a shape of the same or smaller size identical to the
centerpiece in each corner of the rug. Usually the centerpiece and the identical shapes are woven
in white.
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small geometric caricature-like animals, birds and human figures which are sparsely placed on the
field. The pile on these rugs is clipped very high. A famous gabbeh design is called the Lion
Gabbeh, which consists of one or two large Lions or few smaller ones laid out horizontally.
Sometimes the lion(s) is/are woven on a plain background and other times the field is crowded
with floral or other animal motifs.
The colorful palette of the Qashghai rugs is dominated by deep reds and blues, ocher, yellow,
green and white. The Qashghai also weave kelims, bags, and saddlebags. Although they weave a
variety of sizes, larger size rugs are not common.
Similar to other nomads, Qashghais mainly weave rugs for their daily use or as dowry. They
weave their rugs on horizontal looms with wool foundation. However, Qashghis who have settled
in villages and towns make rugs on cotton foundations.
Quality
Qashqai rugs and runners vary in quality. Older Qashqai rugs and runners (around 1950) are
very good, but some of the newer ones are made with chemical rather than vegetable dyes and
are of lower quality.
Knots
Inspection of the back of the carpet is important because the weavers in the QASHQAI tribe use
flat weave
Foundation
Warps is mostly cotton; wefts is either cotton or wool.
field. The pile on these rugs is clipped very high. A famous gabbeh design is called the Lion
Gabbeh, which consists of one or two large Lions or few smaller ones laid out horizontally.
Sometimes the lion(s) is/are woven on a plain background and other times the field is crowded
with floral or other animal motifs.
The colorful palette of the Qashghai rugs is dominated by deep reds and blues, ocher, yellow,
green and white. The Qashghai also weave kelims, bags, and saddlebags. Although they weave a
variety of sizes, larger size rugs are not common.
Similar to other nomads, Qashghais mainly weave rugs for their daily use or as dowry. They
weave their rugs on horizontal looms with wool foundation. However, Qashghis who have settled
in villages and towns make rugs on cotton foundations.
Quality
Qashqai rugs and runners vary in quality. Older Qashqai rugs and runners (around 1950) are
very good, but some of the newer ones are made with chemical rather than vegetable dyes and
are of lower quality.
Knots
Inspection of the back of the carpet is important because the weavers in the QASHQAI tribe use
flat weave
Foundation
Warps is mostly cotton; wefts is either cotton or wool.