Handmade One-of-a-Kind Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug (Afghanistan) - 6'3 x 9'3

This rug is a unique piece of world art that will enhance your living space. Shirvan rugs come from a village in the Caucasus mountain region of Daghastan. These Afghan Shirvan replica rugs have a low pile so that they look and feel like the Antique originals that are 100 years old. The knot count per square inch for this rug is 200. The pile height is 0.15 inches. Colors include beige, rust, blue, green, and gold.

• Country: Afghanistan
• Pile Height: 0.25 - 0.5 inch
• Product Features: Handmade
• Material: Wool
• Style: Traditional
• Pattern: Geometric, Oriental
• Weave Type: Hand-Knotted
• Rug Type: Indoor
• Feature: Latex Free
• Rug Size: 5' x 7'
• Shape: Runner
• Color: Beige, Rust

Story Behind the Art:
This Shirvan rug was made in Northern Afghanistan by Turkoman village weavers, made with Ghazni wool and vegetable dyes. Those vegetable dyes most commonly used are madder, the root of a spindly bush which grows abundantly in many carpet-producing area which is used to create a red color. Walnut peel is used for dark brown, pomegranate peel for light brown, and sparak which is a wild flower from the steppes, used for yellow. Due to the handmade nature of our kilims, the size may vary from as advertised by 3-4 inches. Regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning will keep your kilim looking new for years to come. Herat Oriental has been providing beautiful, authentic, handmade rugs for over 10 years. We have been given the opportunity to create jobs for over 2,000 local village weavers, which helps them to greatly support their families. The majority of the weavers are women, who live in the villages of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. As we grow, we are able to create more jobs for female weavers who otherwise would not have the opportunity to do so. The community also thrives from rug weaving as the local farmers benefit from wool sales, and the local artisans create natural and vegetable dyes for the weavers to use in their designs.

The handcrafted touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.

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Tip: We recommend the use of a non-skid pad to keep the rug in place on smooth surfaces.

All rug sizes are approximate. Due to the difference of monitor colors, some rug colors may vary slightly. We try to represent all rug colors accurately. Please refer to the text above for a description of the colors shown in the photo.

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