A midnight-blue field carries this hand-knotted rug, climbed by a vertical chain of concentric diamond medallions in green, magenta, gold, madder and ivory — the polychrome signature of the Kashkuli, the finest weavers among the Qashqai tribes. The dark ground between and around the medallions is alive with botehs, eight-pointed stars, blossoms and little tribal charms, every space filled in the old nomadic manner. A band of striped kilim finishes each end, the mark of a true tribal flatwoven foundation.
It is hand-knotted in Afghanistan by master weavers working in the older Caucasian Shirvan tradition, with a fine, even knot count, a low clipped pile and flat-woven kilim ends. The indigo and madder have depth and a gentle, light-catching variation that machine-made rugs can never reproduce. A madder-red border of flowering vines, framed by ivory guard stripes, gathers the whole piece together.
Densely woven and built to last, this is a collector-grade piece — at home as the centrepiece of a formal living or dining room. As a hand-made rug, it is genuinely one of a kind. The pile is low, hand-clipped, with striped kilim ends.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Type: Afghani Sherwan, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% wool
- Design: Caucasian / Kashkuli, tribal medallion design
- Size: 204×315cm (6'8"×10'4") — Large
- Colour: Navy Blue
- SKU: AFGP-G 313149
- One-of-a-kind: Yes
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