Hand-Woven Wool Kilim Pakistani Rug, 129 × 178 cm

At a glance

A Kilim from Pakistan, measuring 129 × 178 cm. It covers approximately 2.3 m², or 4.2' × 5.8'.

Materials and construction

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

Format and use

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

Weave

As a flatweave this piece has no pile: front and back carry the same pattern, and it lies very flat.

On the colourway

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