Number 622
Material Wool
Style Geometric
Origin Qashqai
Type Kilim
Size 104 x 128
Age 1920
Endearingly attractive, this Qashqai kilim is a sofreh or eating cloth. Meaning that the weaver wove it for members of her family to gather around and lay their food on. The exquisite nature of the vegetable dyes and the finesse of weave--evidenced by the ultra fine warp threads we see at top and bottom--indicate this was woven by either a very skilled weaver or for a high ranking member of the clan. The pattern is called Mowj, meaning 'waves', for the charming zigzag motifs that course throughout it. Love it!
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