Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim artisan-made a quartered octagonal medallion repeated

a quartered octagonal medallion repeated in precise rows across the deep red field

So this name is appropriate as the most common colours used in Chobi rugs are pigments found in different types of wood

Size: 282 x 148 cm

A few centuries back

Size: 157 x 101 cm | 5'"2 x 3'4"

Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim artisan-made a quartered octagonal medallion repeatedThe 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 kilim wasn't dcor. It was home, carried on their backs between worlds. The kilim is the most nomadic of all