Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim hamadan-rug Stock Number: BR3678

Stock Number: BR3678

a city in northwestern Iran that has been weaving since at least the 12th century

a mother created the design roughly 700 years ago while weaving a bridal gift for her daughter

Stock Number: BR3899

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Vintage Persian Qashqai Kilim hamadan-rug Stock Number: BR3678The 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