Zabihi Collection Camel Persian Serab Small Runner

Highly collectible full pile Persian Serab runner with a camel ground and geometric motif. The colors, quality, geometry, and characteristics make this a true one of a kind unique ge...

An antique Serab camel hair rug from the early 20th century 3'11'' x 6'4'' The best antique rugs and carpets utilizing undyed camelhair are quite rare, as they represent a limited production of just a handful of the rug weaving villages and tribal encampments of the mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool of the weaver's own camels yields exceptionally soft and glowing earth tones and like top quality sheep's wool, it is very strong and resilient to wear. Color striations, known as abrash, yield a surprisingly wide range of earth tone hues from blonde to wheat to walnut and even chocolate brown, greatly enhancing the aesthetic of this style of weaving. The major regions of origin were Persian Kurdistan and Azerbaijan. The most notable pieces come from the towns of Bijar, Malayer, Serab and Bakshaish and the surrounding villages. Most of the Camelhair rugs...

Long runner antique rug from Persia with simple geometric design in camel, tan, red, blue tones, rug 13-0516, country of origin / type: Iran / camel hair, circa 1900. This handwov...

An antique Persian Serab rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 11" x 13' 0" Persian rugs & carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately large cou...