D3148 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas

D3148 - Very Fine Tribal SivasSize 310 x 245 cm, 10'2 x 8'0 Hand made in Afghanistan from hand spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 1519000 knots, and would have taken 253 days to weave and finish These rugs are Turkoman tribal rugs from Northern Afghanistan using local Ghazni hand spun wool, which is probably the best wool in the world for hand knotted rugs. These Hazara tribes people are mostly Shia Muslim and badly persecuted by the Taliban majority.

Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

This rug contains approximately 259776 knots

Size 168 x 116 cm

Size 176 x 129 cm

These Indo-soumak pieces are very well constructed in a form known as ‘countered or reverse soumak’ where the direction of the wrapping changes from row to row giving the top surface its chevron effect which is very beautiful

6'8 x 3'10

Size 200 x 110 cm

Size 118 x 76 cm

Hand-made in Afghanistan from fine merino woolThis rug contains approximately 448512 knots

4'11 x 3'3

ize 242 x 149 cm

This rug contains approximately 622500 knots