Herat Oriental Handmade One-of-a-Kind Balouchi Wool Rug
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Add a touch of unique world art to your home with this handmade Balouchi wool rug from Afghanistan. Made in the traditional villages of Zakini, Taimani, and Kowdani in the province of Herat, this rug boasts geometric patterns and lively designs in dominant blues, reds, and browns. The knot count per square inch is 180 and it has a pile height of 0.25 inches. This one-of-a-kind rug is made of 100% wool and features navy, red, beige, gold, brown, blue, and green colors. Features: Handmade in Afghanistan by weavers in the traditional villages of Zakini, Taimani, and Kowdani Geometric patterns and lively designs with dominant blues, reds, and browns Knot count per square inch of 180 and a pile height of 0.25 inches Made of 100% wool Navy, red, beige, gold, brown, blue, and green colors Story Behind the Art: As a result of the past 30 years of war and foreign invasion of Afghanistan, most of the weavers in the villages have moved to the cities and are no longer weaving rugs. Therefore, you rarely see a newly woven Balouchi rug in the market but this particular rug was made by the weavers in the villages of Herat. They were woven in a very primitive way on flat wooden looms that lay on the ground, with 100 percent wool from their own sheep. All of the washing and the natural vegetable dying of the wool is done in their villages. Due to the handmade nature of our rugs, the size may vary from as advertised by 3-4 inches. Regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning will keep your rug looking new for years to come. The majority of the weavers are women, who live in the villages of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. As we grow, we are able to create more jobs for female weavers who otherwise would not have the opportunity to do so. The community also thrives from rug weaving as the local farmers benefit from wool sales, and the local artisans create natural and vegetable dyes for the weavers to use in their designs. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen. Imported
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