Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 146 × 201 cm

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 146 × 201 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.93 m² of floor, about 4.8' × 6.6'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Where it fits

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is blue / Türkis. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.