D3164 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas Size_Runners Up to 8ft 5'11 x 4'4

5'11 x 4'4

Size 150 x 98 cm

This rug contains approximately 112548 knots

This rug contains approximately 141504 knots

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-Pakistan border

D3164 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas Size_Runners Up to 8ft 5'11 x 4'4Size 293 x 207 cm, 9'7 x 6'9 Hand made in Afghanistan from hand spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 1213020 knots, and would have taken 202 days to weave and finish These rugs are Turkoman tribal rugs from Northern Afghanistan using local Ghazni hand spun wool, which is probably the best wool in the world for hand knotted rugs. These Hazara tribes people are mostly Shia Muslim and badly persecuted by the Taliban majority.