Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1467 Bundle Options:RUG including underlay Size 242 x 153 cm

Size 242 x 153 cm

Often utilizing soft New Zealand wool that they import being part of the Commonwealth

and would have taken 113 days to weave and finish Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

Hand-made in Afghanistan from hand-spun wool and natural dyes

Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1467 Bundle Options:RUG including underlay Size 242 x 153 cmSize 175 x 115 cm, 5'9 x 3'9 The term soumak is used to refer to a specific type of hand knotting, which is defined as a technique in which the sequence of the progressive wrapping of warp over weft is consistently forward over and back under. These Indo soumak pieces are very well constructed in a form known as countered or reverse soumak where the direction of the wrapping changes from row to row giving the top surface its chevron effect which is