Hand-Woven Wool Kilim Afghan Rug, 206 × 300 cm

At a glance

This Kilim comes from Afghanistan and measures 206 × 300 cm. That is roughly 6.18 m² of floor, about 6.8' × 9.8'.

Construction

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

Format and use

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

Flatweave

Woven pieces of this kind are thin, reversible, and much lighter than knotted rugs.

Colour and appearance

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