Vintage Persian Qashqai Mihrab — No. 160

A supple wool-on-wool piece filled with tiny birds and garden symbols that bring life to its prayer-niche layout. The red field steps upward through a chain of blue medallions, a rhythm often seen in family dowry rugs meant to bless the home.

It’s a special one — the kind that bridges devotional symbolism and the weaver’s own world. Pieces like this usually weren’t made for export; they were woven for home use or as part of a dowry, which gives them that distinct, uncommercial warmth.