Afghan Khaja Roshnaee

Afghan Khaja RoshnaeeThese exquisite rugs are knotted in Mazar e Sharif in Afghanistan, and its surrounding villages. Possibly the finest of all Afghan tribal rugs, these pieces are always knotted in rich reds and blues, with fine vegetable dyed wool that gives the appearance of silk . These designs feature a fine repeated gul design, not unlike turkmon rugs. Afghan carpets are well known for their beautiful red nuance and durability.

but more tightly knotted with a shorter pile

Woven with the Persian or asymmetrical knot and with wool made of velvet and silk

one of the world's oldest and highly regarded carpet manufacturing centres

Various shades of dark red comprise the background colour

These tribal designs are best known for the

the Kazak is distinguishable both in technique and colour variation

the kilim Malaki can be used as a prayer rug or as a decorative accent

the 'flatweave' kilim is almost identical top and bottom

without the characteristic slits of a kilim

and they are considered to be among the best examples of Afghan weaving

as a nod to their outstanding craftsmanship

a unit of the Esari people