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Vintage Persian Tribal Rug · Luri / Loribaft · The Djoharian Collection
Vintage Luri Tribal Rug – Hand-Knotted Wool on Wool, 1970s Lurestan
A vintage Luri tribal piece from approximately 1970 – hand-knotted in hand-spun wool on a wool foundation, with the bold archaic vocabulary of the Lurestan tribes set against a richly varied abrash ground.
Provenance and Tribal Heritage
The Luri tribes are one of the oldest tribal confederations of the Zagros mountains in western Iran, with a cultural identity that pre-dates the Persian state by centuries. Luri weaving – the historic ancestor of the contemporary Loribaft tradition – was traditionally produced for daily life inside tents and seasonal camps during the Luri migrations through the highlands. Each rug carried a nomadic narrative in its geometric and symbolic motifs: the migration through high altitudes, the seasonal journeys, the visual vocabulary of the Zagros encoded into knotted wool.
This piece was hand-knotted by Luri weavers in the Lurestan region of western Iran, around 1970, in the rare wool-on-wool tribal construction – both pile and foundation in hand-spun wool, with the structural integrity that distinguishes authentic Luri work from later imitations. The composition follows the archaic tribal vocabulary: rows of bold rectilinear cartouches with inscribed cross motifs, separated by lozenge guards – drawn freely in the directness that defines nomadic weaving.
Colour and Composition
The defining feature of this vintage piece is its extraordinary colour depth and abrash. The hand-spun wool, dyed in small village batches, carries pronounced tonal shifts across the field – the ground migrates from brick red through old rose and mauve and back, while the cartouches and borders are drawn in indigo, petrol blue, olive and camel. This abrash – the natural tonal variation inherent to hand-spun, small-batch wool – reads through the surface as a hallmark of authentic vintage construction; no contemporary production replicates the depth that decades of natural ageing give a hand-spun wool surface. The wool itself retains a distinct lustre.
Presence in the Room
At 197 × 132 cm (2.6 m²) this is a generous medium room-size piece. Three contexts in which the vintage Luri reaches its full effect:
- Sophisticated study or library: The bold archaic vocabulary provides a grounded yet vibrant focal point in a room of books, wood and considered light.
- Modern loft: Against raw concrete or natural materials, the wool-on-wool construction adds tactile warmth and the saturated tribal idiom acts as a confident counterpoint to architectural restraint.
- Bedroom or dressing area: The hand-spun wool surface gives a warm tactile foundation, and the narrative composition rewards being close to daily life.
Specifications
| Provenance | Lurestan, Zagros mountains, western Iran (Luri tribe) |
| Design | Archaic tribal Luri vocabulary, geometric symbolic motifs |
| Weave | Hand-knotted, Persian knot |
| Material | 100% hand-spun wool on wool foundation (tribal construction) |
| Dimensions | 197 × 132 cm (approx. 4 × 7 ft) |
| Area | 2.6 m² (medium room size) |
| Era | Vintage, approx. 1970 |
| Colours | Brick red, old rose, mauve, indigo, petrol blue, olive and camel, with pronounced abrash |
| Condition | Excellent condition, professionally inspected and washed |
| Underfloor heating | Suitable |
| Reference | #14998 |
Responsible Sourcing
Djoharian is a Label STEP certified dealer for fair-trade knotted rugs – a commitment to dignified working conditions and against child labour in rug production. Visit the Label STEP entry for Djoharian Teppiche →
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