A Gabbeh Luri Rug

A Gabbeh Luri Rug, Southwest Persia, early 20th C, with large checkerboard field in a wide range of colours, surrounded by a blue and red mountain peak border. This gabbeh (connoting unclipped in Farsi) rug from the Southwest Persian Zagros mountains area has probably been woven by the Luri tribe. 7 ft 10 in by 5 ft