D3128 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas

D3128 - Very Fine Tribal SivasSize 248 x 202 cm, 8'2 x 6'8 Hand made in Afghanistan from hand spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 1001920 knots, and would have taken 167 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 277992 knots

and would have taken 26 days to weave and finish

Size 98 x 50 cm

This rug contains approximately 283500 knots

Size 118 x 80 cm

This rug contains approximately 138000 knots

Size 102 x 53 cm

This rug contains approximately 408000 knots

Belouch rugs are quite fine - the finest of all the tribal weaves in large-scale production today and represent very good value for money

and would have taken 138 days to weave and finish

This rug contains approximately 1500000 knots

This means that true Khal Mohammadi rugs should be over 70 years old