Mamluk Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 80 × 217 cm, Wool

At a glance

This Mamluk comes from Pakistan and measures 80 × 217 cm. It covers approximately 1.74 m², or 2.6' × 7.1'.

Materials and construction

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

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Fineness of the knotting

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 blue / Türkis. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.