Mamluk Pakistani Rug 83 × 245 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Pakistan, format 83 × 245 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.03 m² of floor, about 2.7' × 8'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Format and use

A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.