Narrow bands of tribal pattern stack the full length of this hand-knotted Ghazni — rows of hooked diamonds, botehs, running dogs, squares and dotted lines in red, teal, gold, purple, green and apricot. Each stripe carries a different motif and colour, giving the rug the lively, improvised feel of a nomadic Gabbeh where no two bands repeat.
This is the khorjin, or saddlebag, tradition — a village and nomadic way of weaving in which the field is composed entirely of small striped registers, here closed by warm red kilim ends. Hand-knotted in Afghanistan from fine, hand-spun highland wool, the pile is soft and lustrous and the many natural dyes glow with a gentle abrash. Worked entirely by hand, every band is drawn a little differently — the honest mark of a genuine one-of-a-kind, hand-made piece.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Type: Ghazni (Afghani Gabbeh), hand-knotted
- Material: 100% wool
- Size: 196×324cm (Large)
- Colour: Multicolour tribal stripes in red, teal, gold, purple, green and apricot
- SKU: RG 44148
- One-of-a-kind: yes