Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 152 × 205 cm

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 152 × 205 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 3.12 m² (5' × 6.7').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Format and use

Large enough to hold a full seating group.

Knot density and quality

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

It is catalogued under blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.