Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1758

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1758Size 151 x 100cm, 4'11 x 3'3 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

Size 185 x 70 cm

Size 240 x 84 cm

and would have taken 48 days to weave and finish

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 376992 knots

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

This rug contains approximately 342432 knots

Size 238 x 171 cm

and would have taken 68 days to weave and finish

and would have taken 41 days to weave and finish

5'11 x 3'8

Size 90 x 60 cm

Size 151 x 100cm