Fine light blue handmade Afghan Kazak Rug

An exquisite handmade fine Afghan Kazak rug measuring 1.57x1.04m (5’2”x3’5”) with signature bold geometric design inspired by Caucasian rugs. This rug showcases a beautiful light blue field colour and aubergine border with a dramatic medallion centrepiece.

Where is this fine light blue Afghan Kazak Rug from?

Fine Afghan Kazak rugs are a desirable choice due to their striking geometric motifs and eye-catching colours. The Afghan Kazak production was initially developed in the 1980s in Pakistan by Afghan refugees; this production has subsequently moved back to Afghanistan and these days many are made in the vicinity of Kabul by Hazara weavers.

These Fine Afghan Kazak rugs are also known in the trade under monikers such as Super Kazak, Supreme Kazak, Royal Kazak, Shirvan as well as others. In reality, the design vocabulary used in these Kazak rugs encompasses patterns and colours from rug origins across the Caucasus region.

How was it made?

This rug was handmade by ancient, traditional methods whereby the pile was hand-knotted on to cotton warps threads.

The warps threads are starting-point, these are the strings of material which are passed from one end of the loom to the other end. Tufts of wool are knotted onto pairs of warps in rows across the width of the loom with two or more wefts passing across after each row of knots. The design is produced by the colour of the individual knots of wool.

For thousands of years rugs have been made by these methods. Indeed, the oldest surviving pile rug, the “Pazyryk rug”, dates from the 4th/5th Century B.C.!  The durability of the rugs created by these ways is a testament to these original methods and are yet to be surpassed by modern shortcutting.

These fine Kazaks are typically made in a quality of 110,000-150,000 knots per square metre. 

What is it made from?

This rug isn’t just beautiful; it’s practical too and is easy to care for.  

It’s made entirely from natural fibres. It has a thin, closely sheared sheep’s wool pile that offers a high-definition appearance that's both durable and functional.

Afghan Ghazni wool is renowned for its high quality and hard-wearing properties which is ideal for rug making. In its raw form, Ghazni wool is the purest tone of white and rich with lanolin which is perfect for absorbing natural dyes. The wool yarn is hand-spun and this allows for a tighter twist to the fibre thereby creating a more durable fabric. The tightness of the twisted yarn creates subtle variations of colour uniformity in the dyed wool which forms beautiful colour palettes in the finished rug. 

Key details:

• Country of origin: Afghanistan
• Dimensions: 157x104cm / 5’2”x3’5”
• Thickness: 6mm
• Pile: Wool
• Warp: Cotton
• Age: New