Hand-Knotted Wool Mamluk Pakistani Rug, 279 × 376 cm

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 279 × 376 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. That is roughly 10.49 m² of floor, about 9.2' × 12.3'.

Construction

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

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A format for large rooms, with space for an entire seating arrangement.

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

It is catalogued under black and grey. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.