Herat Oriental Handmade One-of-a-Kind Antique 1940's Mashad Wool Rug
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Add a touch of history and style to your living space with this Handmade One-of-a-Kind Antique 1940's Mashad Wool Rug from Iran. Made of 100-percent wool, this rug features a knot count of 180 knots per square inch and a pile height of 0.25 inches. Its warm colors, including beige, peach, rust, brown, gold, blue and salmon, create a beautiful and unique pattern that will enhance any room. Features: Handmade by village weavers in Mashad, Iran in the 1940's Made of 100-percent wool with a knot count of 180 knots per square inch and a pile height of 0.25 inches Warm colors including beige, peach, rust, brown, gold, blue and salmon One-of-a-kind piece of world art Provides sustainable jobs for female weavers in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and India Story Behind the Art: This rug was made in Mashad, a holy city in Northeastern Iran that has been a rug-weaving center for centuries. Village weavers in the area handcrafted this rug using traditional techniques that include cleaning, washing and dyeing the wool, and then weaving the rug with vegetable-dyed wool. Due to the handmade nature of this rug, each one is unique and may vary in size by up to 3-4 inches. Regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning will keep your rug looking new for years to come. The majority of the weavers who make these rugs are women who live in villages in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and India. Your purchase helps to create sustainable jobs for these female weavers who might not otherwise have the opportunity to work outside the home. The community also benefits from rug weaving as local farmers benefit from wool sales, and local artisans create natural and vegetable dyes for the weavers to use in their designs. Please note that the handcrafted touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design, so if buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Color discrepancies may also occur between this product and your computer screen. Imported.
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