D3152 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas Size_8 x 5 Size 122 x 83 cm

Size 122 x 83 cm

Size 122 x 80 cm

and would have taken 23 days to weave and finish

The smaller sizes up to 5 x 3 are often prayer rugs where the design is in one direction so that the rug can be put on the floor and pointed to Mecca for Namaz (prayers)

8'6 x 5'10

D3152 - Very Fine Tribal Sivas Size_8 x 5 Size 122 x 83 cmSize 300 x 248 cm, 9'10 x 8'2 Hand made in Afghanistan from hand spun wool and natural dyes This rug contains approximately 1488000 knots, and would have taken 248 days to weave and finish These rugs are Turkoman tribal rugs from Northern Afghanistan using local Ghazni hand spun wool, which is probably the best wool in the world for hand knotted rugs. These Hazara tribes people are mostly Shia Muslim and badly persecuted by the Taliban majority.