Herat Oriental Handmade Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug
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Add an exotic touch to your home with this HERAT ORIENTAL Handmade Vegetable Dye Oushak Wool Rug from Afghanistan. Hand-spun wool and pure vegetable dyes are used to create this rug, which is modeled after Antique Turkish Oushak rugs. With a knot count of 180 per square inch and a pile height of 0.25 inches, this rug is of the highest quality. The colors of ivory, red, brown, pink and green create an eye-catching design that will enhance any living space. Features: Handmade with high-quality hand-spun wool and pure vegetable dyes Knot count of 180 per square inch and a pile height of 0.25 inches ensure the highest quality Modeled after Antique Turkish Oushak rugs for a unique and exotic touch to your home Eye-catching design featuring ivory, red, brown, pink and green colors Regular vacuuming and annual professional cleaning will keep your rug looking new for years to come Story Behind the Art: Afghan Vegetable Dye Oushak designs are made in the Northern part of Afghanistan by Turkoman weavers, as well as central Afghanistan by Hazara weavers. Those vegetable dyes most commonly used are madder, the root of a spindly bush which grows abundantly in many carpet-producing area which is used to create a red color. Walnut peel is used for dark brown, pomegranate peel for light brown, and sparak which is a wild flower from the steppes, used for yellow. Due to the handmade nature of our rugs, the size may vary from as advertised by 3-4 inches. Herat Oriental has been providing beautiful, authentic, handmade rugs to Worldstock for over 10 years. Worldstock has given us the opportunity to create jobs for over 2,000 local village weavers, which helps them to greatly support their families. The majority of the weavers are women, who live in the villages of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. As we grow with Worldstock, 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. Dimensions: This rug measures 7 feet 8 inches x 11 feet 4 inches. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen. This product is imported.
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