Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1182

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1182Size 148 x 103 cm, 4'10 x 3'5 Hand made in Afghanistan from wool. This rug contains approximately 243904 knots, and would have taken 41 days to weave and finish. 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

3'11 x 2'7

and would have taken 26 days to weave and finish

Size 141 x 88 cm

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 127368 knots

Size 286 x 81cm

4'1 x 2'8 ft

Many of the smaller rugs are asymmetric prayer rugs so that they can be laid down and pointed to Mecca for times of prayer

Size 122 x 80cm

The selvedges are often finished using goats wool which is said to deter snakes entering the tent or hut

6'3 x 4'2 ft

Their goods are traditionally sold in Herat in Afghanistan or Quetta and Peshawar in Pakistan

There are many design influences and consequently a large variety of motifs of various medallions