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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: 2'11" x 11'9" (89 cm x 358 cm).
This vintage Gabbeh runner is a handmade, one-of-a-kind piece with a quietly sophisticated tribal design and a beautifully elongated format. Its hand-knotted wool pile showcases a column of stepped diamond motifs set against a softly abrash field in taupe, slate, and muted sky tones, framed by a narrow ivory border that enhances its understated geometric character. An ideal accent for a hallway, entryway, or alongside a bed.
Faded neutral tones of taupe, ivory, slate, camel, rose, and brown, with a taupe 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.






















































