Afghan Karghai Kazak Rug - 1.49 x 1.04 Tribal

Afghan Karghai Kazak Rug - 1.49 x 1.04 TribalAn Afghan rug (or Afghan carpet) is a type of handwoven floor covering textile traditionally made in the northern and western areas of Afghanistan,mainly by Afghan Turkmens and Uzbeks. There are different kinds of Afghan carpets. Especially popular are Khal Mohammadi or Afghan Aqche. Various vegetable and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors. The rugs are mostly of medium sizes. Many patterns and colors are used, but the traditional

we must start with the symbols and the motifs that appear on the carpet

The first looms were established in the 1930s at the instigation of a group of Kashan merchants

Shades of brown

Common patterns include medallions

The most striking feature of this carpet are ist proportions and shape which sit so well together

Since then

The history of making hand-knotted rugs in Lahore goes back to the area where weaving rugs were for the first time introduced to Pakistan and India during the reign of   Famous Akbar shah

It is from the city of Isfahan and is made form silk

Generally they include shades of white

and medallion

till today these rugs are often called Farahan Sarouk rugs

The colours and shapes are magnificent