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Kuhi (Koohi) کوهی

Kuhi (Koohi) is Persian for 'of the mountains'. In our titles, as in Qashqai Koohi, Afshar Kuhi or Jiroft Kuhi, it marks where a piece was woven, in the mountain country of its tribe or district, and does not name a tribe.

See also Qashqai, Afshar, Jiroft

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Kuhi (Koohi): a detail of New Weave Qashqai Koohi Persian Gabbeh Rug, 322x285cm
Detail from New Weave Qashqai Koohi Persian Gabbeh Rug, 322x285cm →
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Kuhi, in the collection.

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