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"THE WORD "GABBEH" COMES FROM THE PERSIAN "گبه," MEANING RAW, NATURAL, UNCUT."
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a colorful vintage gabbeh rug [No. 9], by Forsyth Art, Saint Louis, gallery & studio. Dimensions 60 x 80 inches.
"A gabbeh rug is traditionally a sleeping rug. The pile is thick and cozy and hand-spun and woven of 100% sheep's wool. These rugs is popular among the populations of the Zagros Mountains of Iran, including Kurdish, Luri and Qashqai people."
-- FORSYTH ART (gallery and studio)
Source: www.forsythart.com/collections/vintage-rugs/products/vintage-gabbeh-rug-no-9.
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