D3129 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas

D3129 - Very Fine Tribal SivasSize 245 x 173 cm, 8'0 x 5'8 Hand made in Afghanistan from hand spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 847700 knots, and would have taken 141 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.

One must remember that the Moghul hordes conquered northern India bringing with them the skills of carpet weaving and other fine artisanship

Size 180 x 124 cm

This rug contains approximately 172872 knots

to the berber natural wools that evoke a desert or barren place

and would have taken 100 days to weave and finish

Size 117 x 74 cm

This rug contains approximately 87840 knots

This rug contains approximately 476800 knots

Size 235 x 168 cm

Size 245 x 172 cm

Size 316 x 82 cm

This rug contains approximately 181000 knots