Mamluk Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 178 × 240 cm, Wool

At a glance

Origin Pakistan, format 178 × 240 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 4.27 m², or 5.8' × 7.9'.

Materials and construction

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

Size and placement

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. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.