{"product_id":"11071-3x11-persian-handmade-shiraz-vintage-runner-rug","title":"11071 - Persian Shiraz Runner Rug 2'11\" x 11'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix spread-winged birds stand one above another down this charming runner. Set in a stone field that reads cream, they all turn their heads to the same side. There is no medallion. The first and fifth birds are darkest, one brown with a dark brown head, one dark brown throughout. Each has a pale eye, a cream outline and pale hourglass shapes in the wings. Of the other four, one is pale tan, one cream and two tan, all with small dark brown eyes and stepped chevrons. The chevrons and center hourglass are brown on the pale tan and cream birds, cream on the tan pair. A beautiful stepped border of dark brown blocks runs down each long side. The runner is flat-woven and has been professionally washed and cleaned. It slips into a quiet hall, its cream ground and brown birds keeping the colors calm. At 2'11\" by 11'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Qashqai tribal confederacy was formed in the late 18th century, during or just after the rule of Karim Khan Zand in Shiraz. The Qashqai have the reputation of making the best rugs of the Shiraz district, the brightest in color, with rich blues and reds. Shiraz is the market city of Fars province in southern Persia, and the rugs sold under its name came from the tribal and village weavers of the surrounding country. Their drawing is geometric, and stylized birds appear in the field. This runner keeps both, with each bird built from straight edges, stepped wings and a blocky hooked head. Its birds change shade down the length, from dark brown to tan and cream, and the stepped border on each long side frames the whole column.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. Flat-woven wool, vintage, approx. 50 years (1970s). Condition: professionally washed \u0026amp; cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68014158676281,"sku":"AL_11071_88x347","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11071_1.jpg?v=1794110605","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11071-3x11-persian-handmade-shiraz-vintage-runner-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}