Mamluk Pakistani Rug 171 × 231 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

Overview

This Mamluk comes from Pakistan and measures 171 × 231 cm. That is roughly 3.95 m² of floor, about 5.6' × 7.6'.

Construction

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

Format and use

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

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

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.