Camel Saf Runner
Only one available — one-of-a-kind.
- Hand-knotted
- Ships from Japan
- 30-day returns
- Secure payment
A camel ground divided into four pointed prayer niches, each on its own colour — salmon, deep navy, dark green, then salmon again — and each holding a hanging lamp. Wide patterned bands in cream, navy and salmon separate one niche from the next and frame the whole, so every niche is enclosed on all four sides. Dense diamond and hooked repeats fill the borders. Cream fringe at both ends.
Hand-knotted in wool. Each lamp is drawn in two halves of different colours, split down its centre line — one side cream, the other picked out in a colour chosen to carry against that niche's particular ground. At 62×147cm this is a small rug, suited to a bedside, an entrance or a wall hanging.
- Origin: Pakistan
- Type: Pakistani Jaldar, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% wool
- Design: Saf — four mihrab prayer niches
- Size: 62×147cm (2'0"×4'10") — Extra Small
- Colour: Camel and salmon, with navy, green and cream
- SKU: R 8251068
- One-of-a-kind: Yes
100% wool pile, hand-knotted, with a natural fringe at both ends. At this size the rug is light enough to lift and shake out, which is the easiest way to keep it clean.
A camel ground sits in the middle of the range for practicality. The cream in the dividing bands is the vulnerable colour — those bands run right across the rug at intervals, so they take traffic wherever it crosses. The dark green and navy niches will hide marks best; the salmon ones least.
This is a saf, a communal prayer rug carrying a row of niches rather than one, so that several people can use it side by side. Four niches here, each given its own ground colour: salmon, then navy, then a dark green, then salmon again. What is worth looking at closely is the lamp hanging in each one.
Every lamp is drawn in two halves, split straight down its vertical centre line, with a different colour on each side. In the green niche the left half is cream and the right half a clear orange — the only orange on the rug, and it appears exactly where the ground is darkest and would otherwise swallow a pale motif. In the navy niche both halves stay warm and pale, because against navy that is contrast enough. The weaver has adjusted the lamp to its own niche rather than repeating one lamp four times. That is a small decision made four separate times, and it is the kind of thing that separates a rug made by a person from a rug made to a plan.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
We ship from Japan to the United States, the United Kingdom and 19 European countries. Shipping is free on orders of ¥150,000 or more (approx. $1,000 / £790 / €920); orders below that ship at a ¥15,000 flat rate (approx. $99 / £79 / €92). Each rug is carefully rolled and wrapped. Orders are dispatched within 3 to 5 business days, then take 7 to 15 business days in transit. Every order ships with tracking. Import duties and taxes may apply in your country; please contact us before ordering for details.
Returns
For a change of mind, contact us within 30 days of delivery. Items must be unused, in original condition and in original packaging. Return shipping is paid by the customer and can be expensive from outside Japan, so please ask us about size or colour before you order. If your rug arrives damaged, defective or not as ordered, contact us with photos within 30 days of delivery: we pay for the return and send a replacement or a full refund.
