Oruzgan Lotuses Wool Carpet oversized carpet This tapestry has elicited a

This tapestry has elicited a number of interpretations

soothing palette to match contemporary interiors

variously interpret able as "according to my desire alone"

Modern square motifs punctuate a soft ivory field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

Rugs with exclusively pure silk piles are regarded as being among the most valuable of all hand-knotted rugs

Oruzgan Lotuses Wool Carpet oversized carpet This tapestry has elicited aThe 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