Oruzgan Carpet birds of paradise this rug can last over

this rug can last over 75 years

100% Pure Wool

They have been historically made by the Salor tribe that once lived north of the Afghan border

To her left is a low bench with bags of coins on it

Hand-knotted in Afghanistan from fine pure wool

Oruzgan Carpet birds of paradise this rug can last overThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet