Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D2624

Very Fine Khal Mohammadi - D2624Size 148 x 103 cm, 4'10 x 3'5 Khal Mohammadi had a business as Master Dyer in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan around 180 years ago. He started to commission a much higher grade of Afghan carpet using traditional and more unusual Afghan tribal designs that he thought would die out if not reproduced at that time. The workshop eventually was taken over by his family after his death and continued in production until the end of WW2, when the ravages of

These represent enormous value for money as they use Kork wool (the softest and longest staple wool from under the chin of the sheep) and are exceptionally good examples of these old Khals

This rug contains approximately 207000 knots

Size 85 x 60 cm

to the berber natural wools that evoke a desert or barren place

This rug contains approximately 401184 knots

These rugs are woven by settled Armenians as well as nomadic Kurds

Size 274 x 185 cm

The term ‘reverse soumak’ is also quite rare where the pattern is fully distinguishable on the back of the rug

This rug contains approximately 67704 knots

Size 240 x 150 cm

The workshop eventually was taken over by his family after his death and continued in production until the end of WW2

This rug contains approximately 642176 knots