{"product_id":"colourful-red-afghan-belouch-mat","title":"Colourful red Afghan Belouch Mat","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdeal for numerous places around your home this colourful red Afghan Belouch mat will add vibrancy and interest to wherever you position it. It's a handy size to use as a door mat rug, beside rug, or even as a small hearth rug\/mat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small handmade Afghan rug has a rich red main field colour as well as an abundance of detail touches in shades of blue, dark bottle green, orange, midnight blue and cream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design shows a traditional theme of a uniform arrangement of nine Bokhara-like gul motifs. These traditional tribal emblems draw influence from Turkoman rugs of the Tekke and Yamoud tribes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLearn some more about this colourful red Afghan Belouch Mat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small Afghan Belouch rug was handmade in north-west Afghanistan, near to Herat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was handwoven by the Belouch tribe. The Belouch were prolific weavers of all sorts of rugs and tribal trappings. Prayer rugs are a particular speciality of the Belouch. Usually the colour palette of Belouch rugs is relatively dark or sombre in appearance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Belouch mat would most likely have been woven perhaps as the face of a tribal bag, or maybe given it's fineness, as the front of a cushion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this small red Afghan rug is made from, and how it was made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rug was handmade from traditional rug weaving materials, wool for the pile and cotton for the warp threads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe luxuriously velvety woollen pile was hand-knotted. This is a meticulous rug making method, where each tuft of pile is made from a hand-tied knot secured onto pairs of cotton warp threads. Even in a small rug like this, there are thousands of knots. Do not be deceived by the moderate price point of this rug, this is a cracking little rug!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey details: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 52×105cm \/ 1’9″x3’5″\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, hand-knotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: Perhaps up to 20 years old.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Full pile. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081497579851,"sku":"TORM-1210-COLOURFUL RED AFGHAN BELOUCH MAT-52 X 105CM","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/BelouchTurkman-52x105cm_MAIN.jpg?v=1786282745","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/colourful-red-afghan-belouch-mat","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}