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The register · TAR-1811 · Tribal geometric

Navy Pazyryk Hand-Knotted Wool Rug

$900$546 per $51 per sq ftor four interest-free payments of $225 at checkout

AED 3,380AED 2,051 per AED 191 per sq ft

SAR 3,420SAR 2,075 per SAR 193 per sq ft

QAR 3,330QAR 2,021 per QAR 188 per sq ft

$900$546 per $51 per sq ft

Size
103 × 160 cm3'5" × 5'3"
Area
1.65 m²18 sq ft
Pile height
5 mm
Knot density
160,000 knots/m²
Total knots
263,680
Suits
Bedroom · Study
  • Hand-knotted
  • Wool on wool
  • Natural dyes

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A reverence for the origins of textile art. Drawing from the archival motifs of the legendary Altai discovery, each piece features the iconic processional horsemen and stepped borders that define the earliest form of the knotted rug. Crafted entirely anew using traditional looms and natural dyes, this collection brings the foundational roots of weaving into architectural interiors.

Details

Origin
Afghanistan
Tradition
Pazyryk
Technique
Hand-knottedEvery knot is tied around the warp threads by hand and cut; the cut ends are the pile. It is the slowest of these and the only one that can hold a curve.
Material
Wool on woolWool pile on a wool foundation — warp, weft and pile all one fibre. The oldest construction and the one that gives underfoot.
Dye
Natural dyesColour from plants and minerals — madder, indigo, walnut, pomegranate. Each dye lot differs slightly, and that difference is what abrash is.
Colour
Navy
Motif
Bird
Shape
Rectangle
Size
103 × 160 cm · 1.65 m²3'5" × 5'3" · 18 sq ft
Pile height
5 mm0.20 in
Knot density
160,000 knots/m²Knots in a square metre, counted on the back. A higher count buys finer drawing — smaller curves, more detail — not a better rug: a bold tribal pattern does not ask for one.
Weight
approx. 5.8 kgapprox. 13 lb

The descent

Where the drawing comes from.

The rug this drawing descends from was made in the fifth century BC, and what is striking is how finished it already was — close symmetrical knotting, a border under full control. Everything the craft did while it was still learning has been lost. That single survivor is the earliest point the whole descent can be traced to.

The record

Reference
TAR-1811
Origin
Afghanistan
Tradition
Pazyryk
Technique
Hand-knotted
Material
Wool on wool
Dye
Natural dyes
Knot density
160,000 knots/m²
Size
103 × 160 cm · 3'5" × 5'3" · 1.65 m²

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Size, colour, carriage, and what one of one means.

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When does it leave, and when does it arrive?

It is dispatched from İstanbul within one to two business days of your order and travels by air courier — at your door within three to five days of dispatch, customs permitting. We write with the carrier and the tracking number on the day it leaves.

Will the colour be exactly what I see in the photographs?

Close, and never quite even. Hand-dyed wool shifts a little across a field rather than holding one flat tone, and where the dye is a natural one that shift has a name — abrash. It is evidence of how the colour was made rather than a fault in it. Every piece page names its dye and says what that dye does, so you can read what you are looking at.

Can I send it back?

Fourteen days from delivery. No reason is required and none will be asked for. Write to us and we book the collection with the same courier; return carriage is at your cost, and the refund goes to the card you paid with, in full, once the piece is back with us.

What does one of one mean here?

The rug in the photographs is the rug that arrives, with its own reference, its own measurements and its own irregularities. The drawing is older and is shared — a piece carrying it may have been woven at another size. Ask, and we will say what there is.

How do I choose the right size?

Measure the seating group rather than the room — a rug wants at least the front feet of the seating standing on it. Every piece is listed at its exact size, in the system you measure in, so you can hold those figures against the floor you have. Under a dining table, allow for the chairs drawn back; beside a bed, let the rug run out where feet actually land.

What if nothing listed fits the room?

A rug can be made. Tell us the room, the size and what it has to live with, and we will say what is possible and what it would cost before anything is begun. A commissioned piece is made for you and cannot be returned.

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