Afghan Kazakh Rug natural wool Size: 450 x 81 cm

Size: 450 x 81 cm | 14'9" x 2'8"

The wool is Ghazni wool

The Kazakh weaving tradition has its roots in the Caucasus mountains

the colours have already mellowed and the pile has settled into a natural patina that only time produces

what you are looking at still reads as vivid and well defined

Afghan Kazakh Rug natural wool Size: 450 x 81 cmThis rug is hand knotted in northern Afghanistan in the Kazakh weaving tradition, which originated in the Caucasus mountains and has been carried by Kazakh weavers into Afghan rug making over generations. The designs are bold and geometric, large medallions, hooked polygons, stylised animals and tribal symbols arranged with strong borders and a confident symmetry that is immediately recognisable. The wool is machine spun local Afghan wool on a cotton