D3337 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas

Size 182 x 125 cm, 6'0 x 4'1 Hand-made in Afghanistan from hand-spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 364000 knots, and would have taken 61 days to weave and finishThese 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. Beautifully finished with bound fringes, we have rarely found such a special collection of such gorgeous rugs. Very finely knotted using natural dyes but woven at almost the maximum density for hand-spun as it has a thicker ply of wool. This combined with the long staple Ghazni wool requiring less twisting when handspun means the lustre is incredible with a wonderful difference from whichever end the rug is viewed from. Consequently they will last over generations. Although they tend to copy the Bokhara Ôelephant footÕ design we try to buy rugs from these tribes people that are from their own designs and culture, these typically include their local shawl patterns and rustic interpretations of animals, trees and flowers.