Number 15363
Material Wool
Origin Qashqai
Style Animal
Type Tribal
Size 295 x 180
Age 1880
And look what I found among my dadβs treasury hoard of fine antique rugs: a mint condition Qashqai from the 1880s, woven by the Shekarlu clan. It is very impressive & dramatic in its size, and boasts a total lack of the standard blue and red tones that define this type. My favourite elements are the swooping peacocks π¦ with their bushy tails πͺΆ
The name Shekarlu derives from βshegarβ Ψ΄Ϊ―Ψ± which in English becomes βsugarβ, referring to powdered sugar. Much as the English βcandyβ derives from Farsi qand ΩΩΨ― meaning rock sugar. Anyway, it seems this clan of the Qashqai confederation had a history with the ancient sugar tradeβ or as I like to think of it, their rugs were simply too sweet. Eye candy and tactile dessert.
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