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Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.

Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Qashqai.
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  • Model: 2010-46
  • Location: Monterey CA
VIEWS 7997
$4,500.00
Rug
Size 4'10" x 7'5"
Material Antique
Shipping Wool
Condition Persian
This gorgeous Persian rug is one of my best favorite Persian rugs in our collection. The detail and workmanship in this rug is incredible it measures about 5’ x 7’ 5’. It is in great shape we haven’t done any repair work on it, it is soft and very easy to fold. If you are collecting Persian rugs you got to have this rug in your collection.

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Qashqai Rugs

The Qashqai are renowned for their magnificent pile carpets and other woven wool products. They are sometimes referred to as "Shiraz" because Shiraz was the major marketplace for them in the past. The wool produced in the mountains and valleys near Shiraz is exceptionally soft and beautiful and takes a deeper color than wool from other parts of Iran.

"No wool in all Persia takes such a rich and deep colors as the Shiraz wool. The deep blue and the dark ruby red are equally extraordinary, and that is due to the brilliancy of the wool, which is firmer and, so to say, more transparent than silk, and makes one think of translucent enamel.

Qashqai carpets have been said to be "probably the most famous of all Persian tribal weavings. Qashqai saddlebags, adorned with colorful geometric designs, "which are superior to any others made.

History of Qashqai

Historically, the Turkic languages are believed to have arrived in Iran from Central Asia from the 11th or 12th centuries onwards.

"To survive, nomads have always been obliged to fight. They lead a wandering life and do not accumulate documents and archives.

But in the evenings, around fires that are burning low, the elders will relate striking events, deeds of valour in which the tribes pride themselves. Thus the epic tale is told from father to son, down through the ages.

The tribes of Central Asia were forced by wars, strife, upheavals, to abandon their steppes and seek new pasture grounds . . . so the Huns, the Visigoths, and before them the Aryans, had invaded India, Iran, Europe.

The Turks, forsaking the regions where they had dwelt for centuries, started moving down through the Altai Mountain and Caspian depressions, establishing themselves eventually on the frontiers of the Iranian Empire and in Asia Minor.

We are of Turkish language and race; some say that we are descendants of the Turkish Oghuz Tribe, known for its cruelty and fierceness, and that our name is derived from the Turkish "Kashka" meaning "a horse with a white star on its forehead". Others think this name indicates that we came from Kashgar in the wake of Hulagu. Others still that it means "fugitive".

Though these versions differ, we believe that the arrival of our Tribes in Iran coincided with the conquests of Jengis Khan, in the thirteenth century. Soon after, our ancestors established themselves on the slopes of the Caucasus. We are descendants of the "Tribe of the Ak Koyunlu" the "Tribe of the White Sheep" famed for being the only tribe in history capable of inflicting a defeat on Tamerlane. For centuries we dwelt on the lands surrounding Ardebil, but, in the first half of the sixteenth century we settled in southern Persia, Shah Ismail having asked our warriors to defend this part of the country against the intrusions of the Portuguese. Thus, our Tribes came to the Province of Fars, near the Persian Gulf, and are still only separated from it by a ridge of mountains, the Makran.

The yearly migrations of the Kashkai, seeking fresh pastures, drive them from the south to the north, where they move to their summer quarters "Yailaq" in the high mountains; and from the north to the south, to their winter quarters, "Qishlaq".

In summer, the Kashkai flocks graze on the slopes of the Kuh-è-Dinar; a group of mountains from 12,000 to 15,000 feet, that are part of the Zagros chain.

In autumn the Kashkai break camp, and by stages leave the highlands. They winter in the warmer regions near Firuzabad, Kazerun, Jerrè, Farashband, on the banks of the river Mound, till, in April, they start once more on their yearly trek.

The migration is organised and controlled by the Kashkai Chief. The Tribes carefully avoid villages and towns such as Shiraz and Isfahan, lest their flocks, estimated at seven million head, might cause serious damage. The annual migration is the largest of any Persian tribe.

It is difficult to give exact statistics, but we believe that the Tribes now number 400,000 men, women and children." Told to Marie-Tèrése Ullens de Schooten by the 'Il Begh' Malek Mansur, brother of the 'Il Khan', Nasser Khan, Chief of the Kashkai Tribes, in 1953.

The Qashqai were a significant political force in Iran during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War I they were influenced by the German consular official Wilhelm Wassmuss and sided with the Germans.[3] During World War II the Qashqais organized resistance against the British occupation forces and received some help from the Germans, once again becoming the major political force in southern Persia. In 1945–1946 there was a major rebellion of a number of tribal confederacies, including the Qashqais, who fought valiantly until the invading Russians were repelled. The Qashqais revolted during 1962–1964 due to the land reforms of the White Revolution.[4] The revolt was put down and within a few years many Qashqais had settled.[4] Most of the tribal leaders were sent to exile. After the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979 the living leader Khosrow Khan Qashqai moved back to Iran from Germany. He was soon arrested and executed in public for promoting an uprising against the government.

 

Please Not: almost all old and antique rugs are associated with some minor color change (abrash), previous repair, wavy shapes, possible weak materials, missing line on the borders, diverse pattern which in a way add to the beauty of these rugs.