Gabbeh , SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 196 x 140 cms

A Qashqai gabbeh, with deer and birds of prey. The subject is reminiscent of a Persian hunting carpet. This rug, with its rich colours, has lovely thick pile. Size: 184 x 130 cm Origin: S W Persia

A really good quality 'chequerboard' gabbeh. All natural dyes and hand spun wool. Contemporary design. However the origin of these 'chequerboard' designs may be in the need to show colours in the form of a sampler. So here the weaver...

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Gabbeh Poshti, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 40 x 40 cms

Very Fine Gabbeh, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 114 x 76 cms...

Gabbeh, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 85 x 55 cms

Gabbeh, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 89 x 57 cms

Gabbeh, SW Persia A fine quality gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Size: 154 x 105 cms

Darya hand knotted wool rug, Well proportioned contemporary ‘gabbeh’ style carpet with natural shades of indigo blue and undyed wool. Afghanistan Size: 244 x 164 cms

Fine gabbeh runner from south west Persia. Handwoven using natural dyes. Size: 266 x 79 cms

Gabbeh runner , Afghanistan Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs originating from the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut....

Gabbeh runner , Afghanistan Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs originating from the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut....

Gabbeh, Afghanistan Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs originating from the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions: 147 x...

Aryana, Afghanistan  With handspun wool and natural dyes. This large carpet has a contemporary design with colours that would fit a very wide range of interiors. Size 285 x 201 cms

Gabbeh, Afghanistan Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs originating from the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions: 202 x 138...

Gabbeh,  Bakhtiari  W. Persia Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs.  The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut.  The...

Gabbeh, SW Persia A fine gabbeh carpet of contemporary design.  Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool woven in SW Persia. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions: 309 x 228 cms

Gabbeh, SW Persia Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions: 86...

Gabbeh, SW Persia Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions: 180...

Handwoven Gabbeh poshti, Shiraz SW Persia A traditional woven mat for sitting on. 40 x 40 cm

Handwoven Gabbeh poshti, Shiraz SW Persia A traditional woven mat for sitting on. 40 x 40 cm

Darya Abshar, Afghanistan Contemporary designs from Afghan weavers. We think this contemporary design is an excellent innovation from the versatile weavers of Afghanistan. It has some of the rawness and naive charm of gabbeh rugs from Qashqai weavers of SW...

A large contemporary design carpet of great quality, with superb rich pile. It was hand knotted in Afghanistan using the best hand spun wool with subtle shading of deep rich colours made with vegetable dyes.  Size: 370 x 269 cm

Red Gabbeh, SW Persia Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions:...

Gabbeh, SW Persia The use of one colour across the whole rug goes to the heart of the art of gabbeh. Plain, simple, thick, warm, living nature up close.   Size: 198 x 156 cms

Gabbeh, SW Persia, with bold stripes. Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs.  The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural,...

Fine Gabbeh, SW Persia Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs, and in this lovely example there is also a predominance of natural...

Gabbeh, SW Persia Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Persia. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs.  The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut.  Size:...

This 'Darya' rug is modelled on a Moroccan Berber pattern and captures the abstract asymmetry of that tradition. It has been woven with a single reddish brown natural dye on an undyed natural wool base. Size: 186 x 123 cm