Mamluk Pakistani Rug — hand-knotted, 88 × 126 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Pakistan, format 88 × 126 cm — a Mamluk made entirely by hand. That is roughly 1.11 m² of floor, about 2.9' × 4.1'.

Construction

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

Size and placement

At this size it works as an entryway mat or a bedside rug.

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. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.