A finely hand-woven kilim from Afghanistan, made in 100% hand-spun wool. The deep red field carries a close diamond lattice worked in ivory soumak embroidery, each compartment holding a small eight-pointed star or rosette in scarlet, gold, sage, cream and slate blue — dozens of them, no two adjacent ones quite alike.
The field is framed by band after band of geometric repeat, five or six deep on every side, in the same ivory-on-red vocabulary of diamonds, hooks and zigzags. Being a flatweave it is thin, light and reversible. A one-of-a-kind piece.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Type: Kilim, all-over diamond lattice with soumak embroidery
- Material: 100% wool
- Size: 199×274cm (Medium Rugs (5x8 - 6x9))
- Colour: Deep red field with ivory lattice and multicoloured stars
- SKU: MKL 819199
- One-of-a-kind: yes