Afghan Wool Rug - 1.80 x 1.09 classic

Afghan Wool Rug - 1.80 x 1.09 classicAn Afghan rug (or Afghan carpet) is a type of handwoven floor covering textile traditionally made in the northern and western areas of Afghanistan,mainly by Afghan Turkmens and Uzbeks. There are different kinds of Afghan carpets. Especially popular are Khal Mohammadi or Afghan Aqche. Various vegetable and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors. The rugs are mostly of medium sizes. Many patterns and colors are used, but the traditional

Both geometric and floral patterns are seen in rugs of this type

is also very earthy

Why not bring the beauty of such carpets into your home today

The rugs from Qum ‘walk on the shoulders of giants’

with Turkestan tribal influences

These all sit spectacularly well together

The Afshar carpets usually have red and blue colour tones and mostly geometrical patterns

Their best-known carpets in fact are made by and tribeswomen in southern Iran’s Kerman and Hormozgan provinces

natural motifs and ornaments

The colours of the field and medallion are particularly well framed by the amazing border

Other carpets from India are sold under the names of Amritsar

A rare hand-knotted nomadic Afshar Shahr Babak with pictorial design of central "tree of life" in a cream field of varying nomadic "tree of life" motifs and bird & animal forms