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Tribal Rug

The term is often used interchangeably with gabbeh, to describe a primitive-looking or Southwestern-looking rug. This look is very popular this year and is available at all price points.

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Tribal Rugs
...Tribal rugs are part of a tradition very different from that of the finely woven floral carpets with which the name Persia (the more usual Western term for Iran) has long been associated. Yet tribal rugs have a power and vitality of their own. Designs are geometrical, abstract, with an inventiveness of detail and boldness of color that sometimes echoes contemporary painting. Unlike the commerci...