Loribaft Oriental Rug 80 × 251 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

A Loribaft Oriental rug from India, measuring 80 × 251 cm. It covers approximately 2.01 m², or 2.6′ × 8.2′. The Loribaft is a finer development of the Gabbeh, knotted in Fars province with a shorter pile.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, silk. The rug was knotted entirely by hand on the loom, which is why the surface is not mechanically even but carries the small irregularities that mark hand work. A silk pile changes tone with the angle of view: the same area reads lighter or darker as you move around it. The cotton warp holds the rug flat and keeps it dimensionally stable.

Format and use

The rug is a runner format. A runner suits a hallway, a landing or the length of a kitchen, where a rectangular rug would sit awkwardly. In our size filter it is listed under Runner up to 300cm.

Fineness of the knotting

A coarser count, typical of village and nomad work, where the pile is thicker and the rug hard-wearing.

Age and condition

Stated age: contemporary. The pile is still full and largely unwalked. The dominant colour range is red and orange. The piece is a one-off: in this combination of size, material, knot count and drawing it exists exactly once, and it cannot be reordered once sold.