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Tabriz carpet vs Gabbeh

قالی تبریز · گبه

Tabriz carpet: The workshop carpet tradition of Tabriz in East Azerbaijan, characterised by drawn cartoons, a distinctive hook-knife weaving method and a wide range of fineness grades. Gabbeh: A thick, coarsely knotted pile rug woven mainly by pastoral and village weavers of the Zagros, with open fields, few motifs and a directly personal design language.

Side by side

Tabriz carpetGabbeh
Persian nameقالی تبریزگبه
CategoryTextiles · City carpetTextiles · Pastoral pile
Materialswool, silk, cotton, natural-dyeswool, natural-dyes
Techniquesknotted-pile-weavingknotted-pile-weaving
Regionstabrizshiraz, sistan-baluchestan
Periodsilkhanid, safavid, qajar, contemporaryqajar, pahlavi, contemporary
Motifsshah-abbasi, herati, eslimi-arabesqueboteh, gereh-geometric
Current vitalityLiving traditionLiving tradition

What they share

  • Materials: wool, natural-dyes
  • Techniques: knotted-pile-weaving
  • Periods: qajar, contemporary

How to tell them apart

  • Materials such as silk, cotton point towards Tabriz carpet.
  • The stated place of making is a useful clue, but never proof on its own.

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Disclaimer

This comparison is educational and built from entries still under review. It cannot confirm what a particular object is.