Vintage Persian Qashqai Rug central asian The Tekke are the largest

The Tekke are the largest and most powerful of the Turkmen tribes

This rug is hand-knotted from hand-spun wool on a wool foundation

What distinguishes Mashad technically is the knotting

Stock Number: BN031

Stock Number: BR2493

Vintage Persian Qashqai Rug central asian The Tekke are the largestThe 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 rug wasn't dcor, it was home, carried on their backs between worlds. This rug is hand knotted from hand spun