Mamluk Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 151 × 200 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 151 × 200 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 3.02 m², or 5' × 6.6'.

Materials and construction

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

Format and use

A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

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.

How it reads

It is catalogued under red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.