Description
Title: Afghan Khorjin Runner
Size: 2.02×0.75m / 6’8″x2’6″ Thickness: 7mm
Origin: Afghanistan.
Technique: Hand-knotted.
Material: Wool pile, knotted onto cotton warps and weft. It has beautifully finished fringes wrapped with colourful yarn.
Colours and Design: Multi-colour. Geometric: it has two geometric patterned end panels divided by a middle section of stripes. This is inspired by ancient saddle-bag (Khorjin) patterns.
Condition/Age: New.
Additional Information:
This short Khorjin runner is from Afghanistan, and handcrafted by highly skilled weavers.
The pile is handknotted and made from hand-spun wool. The dyes are natural. It is a wonderful hard wearing quality.
A “Khorjin” is a double bag or saddle-bag.
The designs found in the Khorjin range are inspired by the patterns from ancient tribal bags. Sometimes this takes the form of a design on either end of the rug with a dividing section of stripes – on an actual saddle-bag this striped area would be made from kilim/flat weave, these rugs however are all pile.
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