Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1456A

Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1456ASize 239 x 150 cm, 7'10 x 4'11 The term soumak is used to refer to a specific type of hand knotting, which is defined as a technique in which the sequence of the progressive wrapping of warp over weft is consistently forward over and back under. These Indo soumak pieces are very well constructed in a form known as countered or reverse soumak where the direction of the wrapping changes from row to row giving the top surface its chevron effect which is

and would have taken 106 days to weave and finish Every pile rug has a nap so that the pile lies in one direction

The Afghan and Turkoman influence can be seen by the use of the polygonal motifs (known as guls or elephant's foot) as the various tribes intermingle

Size 204 x 126cm

Size 175 x 115 cm

Much of our India weaving takes place around the ancient city of Varanasi on the Ganges River

This rug contains approximately592450 knots

and would have taken 62 days to weave and finish

Our Indo-Nepalese Final Clearance rugs do not include underlay and are heavily reduced to clear

and would have taken 11 days to weave and finish

This rug contains approximately 344288 knots

Size 117 x 81cm

Size 151 x 100cm