Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 176 × 243 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Pakistan: a Mamluk of 176 × 243 cm. That is roughly 4.28 m² of floor, about 5.8' × 8'.

Construction

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

Where it fits

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

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

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.