Herat Oriental Handmade One-of-a-Kind Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug
Description
This rug is a unique piece of world art that will enhance your living space. The knot count per square inch for this rug is 160. The pile height is 0. 25 inches. Features: Country: Afghanistan Knots Per Square Inch (KPSI): 160 Material: 100-percent Hand-knotted Wool Pile Height: 0. 25 inches Latex Free Primary Color: Black Secondary Color: Rust Style: Traditional Pattern: Floral Story Behind the Art: Afghan Vegetable Dye Oushak designs are made in the Northern part of Afghanistan by Turkoman weavers led by Ibrahim, as well as central Afghanistan by Hazara weavers, led by the Ahmadi family. The design originates from Antique Turkish Oushak rugs which are extremely rare and expensive. The Afghan weavers have been able to re-create these beautiful rugs which resemble similarities to the originals, with high quality hand-spun wool and pure vegetable dyes. Those vegetable dyes most commonly used are madder, the root of a spindly bush which grows abundantly in many carpet-producing area which is used to create a red color. Walnut peel is used for dark brown, pomegranate peel for light brown, and sparak which is a wild flower from the steppes, used for yellow.
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