Herat Oriental Handmade One-of-a-Kind Vintage Balouchi Wool Rug
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Bring a touch of history and elegance to your home decor with this Handmade One-of-a-Kind Vintage Balouchi Wool Rug from Afghanistan. Made of 100-percent wool, this unique piece of world art is crafted by weavers in the villages of Zakini, Taimani, and Kowdani, who use primitive wooden looms and natural vegetable dyes to create lively geometric patterns in shades of red, navy, and ivory. With a knot count of 190 and a pile height of 0.25 inches, this rug is a durable and stylish addition to any room. Features: Unique one-of-a-kind vintage rug Handmade by weavers in villages of Herat, Afghanistan using primitive wooden looms Made of 100-percent wool Lively geometric patterns with dominant colors of red, navy, and ivory Knot count per square inch is 190 and pile height is 0.25 inches 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. Imported
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