Shishboluki Qashqai Rugs
Shish Boluki or “Six clans” number 35,000 with twenty large tirehs and 20 small. Their winter pastures are near Farrashband, and their summer pastures are near Eqlid.
Examples:
Shishboluki Qashqai Carpet
Small carpet by the Shishboluki taifeh of the Qashqa’i Confederation, Fars Province, southwest Persia about 1930. 10ft.2in. x 6ft. Evenly low overall.
Cherpanlu Shishboluki Qashqai Rug
Rug by the Arab Cherpanlu tireh of the Shishboluki taifeh of the Qashqa’i Confederation, Fars province, south west Persia, about 1930-40. 7ft.8in. x 4ft. 2.34m. x 1.22m. Slight even wear.
Doquzlu Sheshboluki Qashqai Rug
Rug by the Doquzlu tireh of the Sheshboluki taifeh of the Qashqa’i Confederation, Fars province, south west Persia about 1900. 5ft.8in. x 4ft.2in. 1.73m. x 1.27m. Heavy wear and damage.