Kilim Afghan Rug — hand-woven, 201 × 298 cm, Wool

Overview

Hand-woven in Afghanistan: a Kilim of 201 × 298 cm. It covers approximately 5.99 m², or 6.6' × 9.8'.

Materials and construction

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

Where it fits

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.

On the colourway

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