Fine Kazak - D2809

Fine Kazak - D2809Size 189 x 125 cm, 6'2 x 4'1 The areas known as Kazakstan, Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are situated north of Afghanistan and to the east of the Caspian sea and are all new Soviet republics. These rugs are woven by settled Armenians as well as nomadic Kurds, Georgians, Azerbaijanis and Lurs. Many of the people of Turkoman origin fled to Pakistan when the Russians invaded Afghanistan and most of the rugs are woven close to Peshawar on the Afghan

Hand-made in Kazakstan from handspun Ghazni wool

and would have taken 29 days to weave and finish

Size 293 x 205 cm

3'5 x 1'11

This rug contains approximately 169944 knots

Size 184 x 128 cm

This rug contains approximately 368640 knots

Size 238 x 171 cm

This combined with the long staple Ghazni wool requiring less twisting when handspun means the lustre is incredible with a wonderful difference from whichever end the rug is viewed from

This rug contains approximately 1188672 knots

and would have taken 103 days to weave and finish Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

5'10 x 4'0