Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1454A Bundle Options:RUG including underlay The Afghan and Turkoman influence

The Afghan and Turkoman influence can be seen by the use of the polygonal motifs (known as guls or elephant’s foot) as the various tribes intermingle

and would have taken 57 days to weave and finish

We also have some very fine pieces that were exclusive to a London Department store which because of their change to a very modern aesthetic they no longer take

white and green are also used as secondary colours

Size 120 x 80cm

Fine Indo-Soumak - KE1454A Bundle Options:RUG including underlay The Afghan and Turkoman influenceSize 242 x 150 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