A finely hand-woven kilim from Afghanistan, made in 100% hand-spun wool. The rose-red field is worked as a sequence of narrow horizontal bands, each carrying a different soumak-embroidered repeat — diamonds, hooks, combs, stars and small stylised birds — in orange, indigo, ivory, olive and plum.
The framing is exceptionally deep: eight or nine borders on every side, each with its own motif, and the piece finishes with broad plain stripes of red and indigo before the ivory fringe. Being a flatweave it is thin, light and reversible. A one-of-a-kind piece.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Type: Afghani Kilim, hand-woven
- Material: 100% wool
- Design: Banded
- Size: 184×291cm (6'0"×9'7") — Large
- Colour: Rose red with orange, indigo and ivory banding
- SKU: NKL4155
- One-of-a-kind: Yes