Indian Woolen Double Rug - 1.66 x 0.95 Extra Large

Indian Woolen Double Rug - 1.66 x 0.95 Extra LargeThe art of manufacturing carpets was introduced in India, probably by the great mogul Akbar in 16th century which brought in Persian weavers together with skilled pattern artists mainly for producing carpets for his palace. During the 16th, 17th and 18th century many fine carpets were woven here made of the finest sheep wool and silk, with Persian patterns. To tell the origin of an Indo carpet they often use a prefix; Indo Mir, Pakistan Bochara and

Silk foundation carpet weaved by a master craftsman who signed his name

extremely interesting with extended borders north and south

The robust carpets have a retilinear design

The fact that Mahal rugs feature both tribal and curvilinear designs can be directly attributed to the fact that Mahallat is located between the cities of Arak and Delijan

The city of Yazd is located in the province of Yazd

In both style and composition it is of the highest order

gold and rust

Typically the warps

and the colour Scheme for both background and decoration is normally

Throughout this area of Iran other small towns including Boroujerd

they have drawn inspiration from the best carpet weavers

Because of this the carpets – named after the nomads of the Bakhtiari tribe