Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim tribal rug Stock Number: BR4099

Stock Number: BR4099

on their own looms in their own homes

Stock Number: BR2485

These rugs are woven entirely by women

What sets Yomut rugs apart from other Turkmen weaving is the guls are typically diamond or hexagonal in form

Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim tribal rug Stock Number: BR4099The 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