Herat Oriental Handmade Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug
Description
Bring a piece of antique beauty into your home with this HERAT ORIENTAL Handmade Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug from Afghanistan. Hand-spun from high-quality wool and pure vegetable dyes, this rug is a recreation of the rare and expensive Antique Turkish Oushak rugs. The rug features a knot count of 180 per square inch, with a pile height of 0.25 inches. The colors include light green, light brown, ivory and pink, making this piece a unique addition to any room. Features: Handmade from high-quality wool and pure vegetable dyes Knot count of 180 per square inch Pile height of 0.25 inches Features light green, light brown, ivory, and pink colors Unique recreation of the rare and expensive Antique Turkish Oushak rugs Story Behind the Art: This Afghan rug is made by Turkoman weavers in the Northern part of Afghanistan and by Hazara weavers in central Afghanistan. The weavers use natural vegetable dyes such as madder, walnut peel, pomegranate peel, and sparak to create the colors for the rug. The handmade nature of the rug means that the size may vary by up to 3-4 inches. With regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning, this rug will look new for years to come. By purchasing this rug from Herat Oriental through Worldstock, you are helping to create jobs for over 2,000 local village weavers, including many women. The local farmers benefit from wool sales, and the local artisans create natural and vegetable dyes for the weavers to use in their designs. Other Information: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen. Imported from Afghanistan.
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