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9/18 Bokhara | Kazaks
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| Very fine Pak-Persians (16 x 16)
Bokhara Rugs
We think that our Bokhara collection
is second to none. We have been working with the same supplier in Lahore
for over six
years
developing exclusive guls (these are the all over designs that look
like an elephant's footprint on the rugs) and a good variety of colours
away from the standard reds and roses. The guls are the signature for
a particular tribe. We also use more colours in each rug, which improves
the definition of the pattern and makes them more interesting. Traditionally
they used only three colours in the design which made the rugs relatively
quick to weave. We initialised designs with up to eight colours which
bring the designs to life. The rugs are made of New Zealand wool which
helps give them a beautiful sheen. They are very finely woven, containing
around 200 knots per square inch.
Sizes available include: 3x2, 4'6x2'3, 5x3, 6x4, 8x5, 9x6, 10x8,
12x9 and 8ft, 10ft & 12ft runners.
9/18 Bokhara
Our supplier in Lahore has traditionally
produced this Bokhara quality in limited colours and sizes. They still
have the 
signature
elephants foot motif, called a gul, which translates loosely to "flower".
These rugs are still entirely hand-made made using imported New Zealand
wool which helps give them a beautiful sheen. They are well woven, containing
around 170 knots per square inch. Large stocks of these rugs were kept
in Pakistan to supply the European and US markets on a 'just in time'
basis. With the downturn in these economies during the war on terrorism
the suppliers of these rugs are clearing their stocks at firesale prices,
hence the tremendous value we are showing on these pieces.
Sizes available include: 8x5, 9x6 and 10x8.
Fine Kazak - Chechen - Shirvan
The areas known as Kazakstan, Chechenya
and Shirvan respectively are situated north of Iran and Afghanistan
and to the east 
of
the Caspian sea, and are all new Soviet republics. These rugs are woven
by settled Armenians as well as nomadic Kurds, Georgians, Azerbaijanis
and Lurs. 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.There are many design influences
and consequently a large variety of motifs of various medallions, diamonds,
latch-hooked zig-zags and other geometric shapes. However, it is the
wonderful colours used with rich reds, blues, yellows and greens which
make them stand out from other rugs. The ability of the Caucasian weaver
to use dramatic colours and patterns is unequalled in the rug weaving
world. These pieces are more finely knotted than is usual and are knotted
in wool on a woolen warp. They are very hard-wearing rugs as well as
being very collectable.
Sizes available include: 3x2, 4'6x2'3, 5x3, 6x4, 7x5, 8x5, 9x6,
10x8, 12x9 and 10ft runners.
Ghazny Vegetable-dyed
We have specially commissioned these
pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone
era. They are constructed 
using
hand-spun Ghazni wool, which is a rare soft, lustrous and extemely durable
wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using
vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. We have chosen
a mixture of Turkoman designs and more classical motifs for these unique
pieces which lend themselves well to this style of construction. These
pieces have been woven on a warp of cotton rather than the traditional
woolen warp because cotton gives the carpet more rigidity and allows
it to lie better on the floor. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed
with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted
in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills
handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries
ago.
Sizes available include: 5x3, 6x4, 8x5, 9x6, 10x8 and 10ft runners.
Khotans
Khotans belong to the same family of rugs as the Ghazni vegetable-dyed.
Khotans are woven by Turkoman weaver who originate near the Chinese
border, hence their more oriental look to the patterns.
Sizes available include:
6x4, 7x5, 8x5, 9x6 and 10x8.
Very fine Pak-Persians (16
x 16)
The description "very fine"
refers to the number of knots per square inch in these superb examples
of the weaver's art. This 
means
there are 30,000 knots in a square foot! Labour spent on a piece is
measured in 'dehari' which is one day's weaving, which equates to
6000 knots. A 12' x 9"' rug would take in excess of 600 dehari
(days) to weave. On a rug 12' x 9" there would be four weavers
working, so they would take 150 days working together to weave this
size. Designs in these rugs are nearly always Persian in origin. However,
do not consider these pieces mere copies as when the conquering hordes
of the Aryans subjugated these countries they left behind the art
and skill to produce these rugs locally, which is enhanced by the
indigenous peoples.
Sizes available inlcude: 10x8 and 12x9.
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