{"product_id":"maroon-afghan-belouch-mat","title":"Maroon Afghan Belouch mat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming small maroon Afghan Belouch mat is characterised by rich colours and an iconic design. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small Afghan rug has a rich maroon main field colour along with detail touches in dark blue\/black and beige along with pink, brown, green and orange. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design shows an all over, repeating theme of small tribal emblems known as guls. \"Gul\" means flower, and these motifs draw tribal inspiration from Turkoman carpets such as the Tekke and Yamoud. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThis Maroon Afghan Belouch mat is a handy size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 48x90cm or 1'7x3', this small Afghan rug is a useful proportion for use in numerous places around your home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a great option if you're looking for a rather smart door mat rug, but you could place it in a number of other places. We have had customers position these small rugs in bathrooms, bedrooms or perhaps you could use it as a tiny hearth rug in front of a log burner. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFind out some more about this small Belouch rug\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small Afghan rug was handmade in Afghanistan by a Belouch tribal weaver in the vicinity of Herat. It was made entirely from wool; it has a fine hand-knotted wool pile knotted onto woollen warps. You can see in the final image the fineness of the weave, which is impressive given the moderate cost of the rug. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Belouch are prolific weavers of rugs and tribal textiles. A small rug or mat like this was probably woven as either the face of a tribal bag, or perhaps given it's high quality, as a cushion face.\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: 48x90cm \/ 1’7″x3’0″\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, hand-knotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: Around 20 years old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: It is in good order with full pile, slight wear to corner (see image 5). \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":58081582940491,"sku":"TORM-1125-MAROON AFGHAN BELOUCH MAT-48 X 90CM","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Belouch-48x90cm-MAIN.jpg?v=1786283170","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/maroon-afghan-belouch-mat","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}