Pakistan IMP Wool Bokhara Rug - 5.15 x 0.77 Balouchi

Pakistan IMP Wool Bokhara Rug - 5.15 x 0.77 BalouchiCarpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present day Pakistan as far back as the eleventh century. Pakistani carpets usually have a special shine because their wool comes from New Zealand and Australia. Most of Pakistan's carpet weavers are from Lahore and Karachi. They are inexpensive and durable . The Faeghi family are the name you can trust. They have traded in fine handmade carpets in Persia for many generations. For more than 50

It is made of wool and from Najafabad

also spelt Gaba or Gabeh

A magnificent silk carpet from the city of Kashan

located in the central western region of Iran

browns and red

Various vegetable and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors

From time to time

is perhaps the most well-known rug design

To the Western eye the motif that is repeated over the field is likely to be described as a paisley design

whose signature appears on it

Symbolism in Persian rugs is passed down from generation to generation

Especially popular are Khal Mohammadi or Afghan Aqche