Pakistan Wool Rug - 1.43 x 0.96 tabrizCarpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present day Pakistan as far back as the eleventh century. Pakistani carpets usually have a special shine because their wool comes from New Zealand and Australia. Most of Pakistan's carpet weavers are from Lahore and Karachi. They are inexpensive and durable . The Faeghi family are the name you can trust. They have traded in fine handmade carpets in Persia for many generations. For more than 50
Especially popular are Khal Muhamadi or Afghan Aqche
with one motif fitting perfectly with the others
This is a magnificent carpet from the city Heriz
This beautiful wool carpet is a village rug from Tabriz It makes a powerful statement with the choice of lovely colours that are in balance and harmony with each other
The decoration of Nain carpets is similar to that used for Isfahans
The colours here are magnificent and serve as mood intensifiers
they are nevertheless of very good quality
The centre is rosette in shape and contains an arrangement of most beautiful flowers that explode outwards
This carpet has a star of universe all over patten design with delightful orange dominant guard border and a lighter centre with motifs on a yellow field
and it is quite possible that this was what was intended by the master weaver as such a symbol quite often was employed to protect the owner from misfortune and in particular to ward off the 'evil eye'
The city of Qum is considered by some to be the second most holy city of the Scythians after Meshed
In both composition and design it is of the highest quality