Handmade Gabbeh Pannel Wool Runner

This particular Gabbeh was made in the Central part of Afghanistan in the Bamiyan province, by the Hazara tribe weavers. Those vegetable dyes most commonly used are madder, the root of a spindly bush which grows abundantly in many carpet-producing area which is used to create a red color. Walnut peel is used for dark brown, pomegranate peel for light brown, and sparak which is a wild flower from the steppes, used for yellow.