D3183 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas

D3183 - Very Fine Tribal SivasSize 205 x 82 cm, 6'9 x 2'8 Hand made in Afghanistan from hand spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 336200 knots, and would have taken 56 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.

This rug contains approximately 239552 knots

Size 176 x 125 cm

Size 145 x 98cm

They are nearly always naive in their depiction of animals

Size 180 x 123 cm

This rug contains approximately 407000 knots

The smaller sizes up to 5 x 3 are often prayer rugs where the design is in one direction so that the rug can be put on the floor and pointed to Mecca for Namaz (prayers)

5'10 x 3'11

Size 129 x 84 cm

Size 234 x 169 cm

This rug contains approximately 826200 knots

We have the fringes cut back and tea dyed to give the illusion of age