Herat Oriental Handmade-One-Of-A-Kind Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug
Description
Bring a one-of-a-kind piece of world art into your living space with this Handmade Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug from Afghanistan. Expert weavers have recreated the design of Antique Turkish Oushak rugs using high quality hand-spun wool and pure vegetable dyes. The knot count per square inch for this rug is 180, and the pile height is 0.25 inches. The rug features a beautiful color palette of beige, brown, red, light pink, and light blue. Features: Handmade by expert Afghan weavers using high quality hand-spun wool and pure vegetable dyes Unique design inspired by Antique Turkish Oushak rugs Knot count per square inch of 180 and a pile height of 0.25 inches Beautiful color palette of beige, brown, red, light pink, and light blue Comes in a size of 4x6 feet Story Behind the Art: This rug is made in the Northern part of Afghanistan by Turkoman weavers and central Afghanistan by Hazara weavers using madder (a root bush), walnut peel, pomegranate peel, and sparak (a wild flower) to create the vibrant colors. Due to the handmade nature of the rug, the size may vary up to 3-4 inches. Regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning will keep your rug looking new for years to come. Your purchase supports over 2,000 local village weavers, mostly women, who are provided with jobs that help support their families. 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. Imported. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.
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