







Antique Gabbe Area Rug (4' x 7')
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One-of-a-kind rugs, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Free shipping from the USA, delivered in just a few days.
One-of-a-kind rugs, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Free shipping from the USA, delivered in just a few days.
Dimensions: 4'2" x 7'7" (127 cm x 231 cm).
Circa: 1930.
This antique Gabbeh rug, circa 1930, is a handmade, one-of-a-kind tribal weaving with a softly aged palette and striking geometric lattice of elongated lozenges. Its open field, stepped outlines, and crisp border motifs create a refined balance of rustic character and graphic clarity, making it especially appealing to collectors of early Persian village rugs. An ideal accent for a hallway, bedroom, or office.
Faded warm tones of beige, taupe, ivory, camel, light blue, and brown, with a beige field.
Gabbe (also Gabbeh) rugs are woven by nomadic and semi-nomadic tribal women in the Zagros Mountains of southern Iran, primarily by the Qashqai and Luri tribes. The word "gabbeh" means "raw" or "unfinished" in Persian, reflecting the bold, improvisational aesthetic of these textiles — thick-piled, loosely knotted, and filled with naive figurative imagery: animals, people, trees, and abstract forms drawn directly from the weaver's imagination and daily life.
Their thick, soft pile, earthy natural dyes, and utterly original imagery have made Gabbeh rugs enormously popular since they were "discovered" by the Western market in the 1980s. They bring immediate warmth and personality to any interior.























































