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Item Number:
60656
Name:
Bijar Design
Country of Origin:
India
Size:
391 x 306 cm
Age:
new
Pile:
wool
Design:
geometric / medallion
Ground Color:
rust / ivory
Knots per sqm:
325,000
Remarks:
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
This carpet has a total of approximately 3,887,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 5,183 hours or 576 working days to hand-knot this carpet.
This Bijar Design has a "Herati" or "Mahi" design (has its origin in Herat, ca. 16th century, short for "Mahi to Hos" meaning "fish in the pond"). A rosette is surrounded by a rhombus which is again surrounded by four bent leaves. The name "Mahi" meaning "fish" was given to this design because the leaves resemble swimming fish.
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