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Unique Child Gabbeh

Unique Child Gabbeh

  • Number 814

  • Material Camel Hair

  • Style Geometric

  • Origin Gabbeh

  • Type Tribal

  • Size 124 x 106

  • Age 1900

Story

I am so proud to own this rare and honestly highly important gabbeh. It is one of two that tower head and shoulders above all others that I've seen, along with the Mondrian rug on this website.

It is an extremely unique child woven rug. Traditionally tribal societies would bring young girls gradually into the craft of carpet weaving. They would start out carding wool, separating batches of dyed fiber, and slowly learn the skills of knotting. Eventually, when aged 10-12 they would try making their own rug. The resultant carpet would not be anything much to speak of usually and almost always was coarse and clunky. The girl's mother or grandmother would encourage her to do better next time and would place the carpet in a place of high traffic or use. Thus, these pre-teen child weaves seldom survived.

Once in a blue moon, however, the carpet actually survived--and was heartbreakingly awesome 🤩 This is indeed a masterpiece. The field is plain camel hair of the softest vintage with a single lozenge thrown into the bottom left corner. The border is abstract, woven with undyed black sheep wool, and shows the weaver herself along with her pet dog and what intriguingly looks like a dinosaur 🦖

I love you, nameless young artist. You inspire me. That's why I set my WhatsApp chat background to this gabbed when I got it!

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To me personally there is no surprise, event or frankly anything that gets me more excited than the purchase of a treasured piece of understated artwork such as that of a proper vintage/antique carpet. The sourcing, grading and authentication of these pieces is no small task but is of the highest importance. Through the respected dealer Hadi Maktabi all that is guaranteed, and rest assured the one thing I can guarantee personally as a client is a first class service from the initial selection process till it gets delivered right to your door step. It was an undeniably special experience, with hundreds of carpets to choose from, will definitely be visiting again. Thank you dear Hadi. Habeeb Al Monawer, Kuwait 🇰🇼

 

 

Hadi Maktabi and his staff provide comprehensive and thoughtful services to collectors and textile buyers worldwide. His knowledge of antique oriental rugs and textiles, including many fine offerings from the Levant, is unsurpassed. We have been loyal customers for over five years and have visited his Beirut premises. He has worked with us upon several occasions to select the exact Ottoman and Levantine pieces we wanted for our collection. You can be sure of quality and honesty when dealing with Hadi. Penelope and Timothy Hays, Just In From The East Collection, Florida 🇺🇸

 

The idea of purchasing valuable rugs and other artwork online from an overseas seller is daunting for several reasons, not least of which is the fact that, not being able to examine and feel the rug for yourself, you are never entirely certain that the origin, age or condition of the rug corresponds with the dealer’s description. For me, I could never take this step unless I had absolute trust in the integrity of the dealer, and my recent experience with Hadi confirms that my faith in him was well placed. Every detail of the antique rug expertly explained by Hadi was accurate and when I finally received the actual rug, it turned out to be even more stunning than his photos depicted. F. Alsagoff, Singapore

 

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