Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1452A

Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1452Aize 242 x 149 cm, 7'11 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

Size 141 x 88 cm

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 241920 knots

Size 148 x 81 cm

Hand-made in Kazakhstan from hand-spun wool and natural dyesThis rug contains approximately 501120 knots

This rug contains approximately355250 knots

Size 241 x 166 cm

Hand-made in Kazakstan from handspun Ghazni wool

This rug contains approximately606800 knots

and would have taken 47 days to weave and finish

Size 127 x 84 cm

This rug contains approximately 378000 knots

and would have taken 14 days to weave and finish