







Antique Gabbe Area Rug (4' x 7')
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Dimensions: 4'4" x 7'5" (132 cm x 226 cm).
Circa: 1930.
This antique circa 1930 Gabbe rug is a handmade, one-of-a-kind tribal weaving with a richly textured rust field, soft gray ground, and bold ivory geometric ornament. Its stacked diamond medallions, stylized animal figures, and graphic sawtooth borders create a distinctive folk-art presence with collector appeal. An ideal centerpiece for a living room, bedroom, or office.
Muted warm tones of rust, ivory, gray, dark brown, cream, and charcoal, with a gray 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.











































