Afghan Khal Mohamadi Super Wool Rug - 1.96x1.51 Square

Afghan Khal Mohamadi Super Wool Rug - 1.96x1.51 SquareAfghan rug An 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

The pile is made of thick

This carpet will radiate quality and class in any setting and yet at the same time it has a charming earthiness to it that makes its appeal universal

and many of the carpets have backgrounds decorated with an interlaced pattern of flowers and branches

Until the beginning of this century

but the traditional and most typical is that of the octagonal elephant's foot (Bukhara) print

This piece has a delightful patina and has a 'softness' to it that suggest that it has

It depicts the theme of tree of life together with birds of paradise

It is here on earth that we must consider the eternal

Border of palmette motifs and meandering vines

The Afhar are tent-dwellers

They all sit together restfully

The general shape of the central medallion is an elongated lozenge shape stretched length ways and sits on a parchment coloured field