Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1798

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D1798Size 240 x 176cm, 7'10 x 5'9 ft Khal Mohammadi had a business as Master Dyer in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan around 180 years ago. He started to commission a much higher grade of Afghan carpet using traditional and more unusual Afghan tribal designs that he thought would die out if not reproduced at that time. The workshop eventually was taken over by his family after his death and continued in production until the end of WW2, when the ravages of

This rug contains approximately 214560 knots

Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

Size 170 x 65 cm

and would have taken 19 days to weave and finish

5'8 x 3'11 ft

This means there is a lighter end and and darker end for each rug which is why there are photographs from both ends

and would have taken 116 days to weave and finish

They suit very contemporary to the most traditional settings

Size 186 x 106 cm

This rug contains approximately 99225 knots

5'10 x 2'5

7'10 x 4'11