Gashgai nomad carpet with botehs, Iran, 160.000
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Iran (Khamseh), early 20th Century
Wool on wool
160.000 knots per square meter, Persian knots
Unusual motif with large botehs
Dimensions: 132 x 183 cm
Good condition
This Gashgai nomad carpet is from the Iran where it was knotted by the Khamseh-group in the early 20th Century. It was hand-knotted with wool on wool in Persian knots in 160.000 knots per square meter with wool on wool in Persian knots. On a cream-coloured ground overdimensional botehs are set in five rows with differing colours. In the typical Modar-e-Batshe motif two small botehs are set in the large shape while embellished with small, coloured boteh patterns. The three-rowed border on a red and blue ground is decorated with stylized trees and geometrical shapes. The décor is an unusual pattern typical for the nomad carpets of the Khamseh-group.
The dimensions are 132 x 183 cm. The carpet is in good condition with slight damage in the fringes and corners and some flatter parts in the pile.
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