Gabbeh (carpet)
A gabbeh ( Persian گبه Gabbe , lurisch and kurdisch gava , bachtiarisch khersak ) is a traditional hand-knotted Perserteppich coarse weave. He is characterized by the use of an abstract design , mostly large areas of color and a playful use of geometric figures.
Probably from Lorestan originating carpets are today by tribes such as Qashqai , Luri , Bakhtiari , Kohkīlūyeh va Boyer Ahmadi , Mamassani, Chamse , Afshar and nomadic Arabs in the southwestern province of Fars made.
As the material is mainly sheep and goat wool is dyed with natural dyes used. A mostly expressive, bright color choice is characteristic. The knotting threads are twisted from two strong threads and processed with both the Persian Senneh knot and the Turkish (Ghiordes) knot . The knot density is usually less than 70,000 per m². The result is a very coarsely knotted, soft carpet with a high practical value.
A gabbeh was originally used exclusively for household purposes. It was intended for a single person (usually a woman). Interest in this type of carpet has increased enormously in the West since the 1980s and developed into a real boom in the 1990s. Other production countries are now India , Afghanistan , China and Turkey .
See also
- Gabbeh (film) ; In 1996, Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf made an award-winning film in which a Gabbeh appears as a recurring symbol of the life of a nomad named Gabbeh .
Web links
- Jean-Pierre Digard and Carol Bier: Gabba . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)
- Description Dr. Pakzad
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