Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1757

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1757Size 145 x 98cm, 4'9 x 3'2 ft Khal Mohammadi had a business as Master Dyer in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan around 180 years ago. He started to commission a much higher grade of Afghan carpet using traditional and more unusual Afghan tribal designs that he thought would die out if not reproduced at that time. The workshop eventually was taken over by his family after his death and continued in production until the end of WW2, when the ravages of

4'9 x 3'4 ft

and would have taken 58 days to weave and finish

and would have taken 16

Size 142 x 89 cm

and would have taken 169 days to weave and finish

and would have taken 22 days to weave and finish

This means there is a lighter end and and darker end for each rug which is why there are photographs from both ends

and would have taken 64 days to weave and finish

4'10 x 2'8

Size 127 x 84 cm

This rug contains approximately 642176 knots

This rug contains approximately 619904 knots