Afghan Khalmohamadi- 2.03 x 1.51 Rug Connoisseur

Afghan Khalmohamadi- 2.03 x 1.51 Rug ConnoisseurAn Afghan rug (or Afghan carpet) is a type of handwoven floor covering textile traditionally made in the northern and western areas of Afghanistan,mainly by Afghan Turkmens and Uzbeks. There are different kinds of Afghan carpets. Especially popular are Khal Mohammadi or Afghan Aqche. Various vegetable and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors. The rugs are mostly of medium sizes. Many patterns and colors are used, but the traditional

or formal space

The colors are bright yet earthy

particularly the circular central medallion with its two pendants reaching out length wise and the shape of the border of the main field

Kashan's have come to be classified among the finest Persian carpets

The warp and weft threads of the Shiraz carpets are either wool or goat’s hair

The outer guard border is perfectly frames this carpet

Some believe it represents (variously) fertility

They are highly collectable and much loved

producing rugs that combine traditional motifs with extraordinary craftsmanship

There is a wonderful and brilliantly balanced assortment of colours that suggests refined taste and excellence

The central design is a circular arrangement of motifs sitting in a rectangular shape out which sides of its length protrudes half circle shapes suggesting the evolution of the central circle shape pushing outwards

They are like Nain rugs but more rustic