2'7" X 10'7" Handmade Kazak Afghan Wool Runner Rug

The word, ‘Kazak’ means ‘rough-rider’ and describes a race of restless, roaming, troublesome people. Like most Persian and Oriental rugs, Afghani Kazak rugs are hand knotted. Kazak rugs in particular are known for their high knot density. Knot density can be thought of like the megapixels on a television: the higher the pixel, the sharper the image. This is the same with rugs. You can provide sharper turns and more distinctive motifs with a higher knot density. Afghani Kazak rugs hand knotted in the northern and central of Afghanistan by Hazara women in a cottage industry setting using handspun wool on upright looms. The difference between Kazak rugs and other rugs is using of handspun wool so that is the main cause that Kazak rugs have a little bit rough surface than other hand knotted rugs, this difference makes them have long age than other hand knotted rugs. Pattern_ Kazak rugs feature distinct design patterns/motifs with geometric composition and tribal characteristics. Common patterns include medallions, rosettes, hooked polygons, diamonds, and crosses as well as representations of animals, birds, trees, and humans. If you look closely at these rugs, you will notice that only straight lines are used in the representation of the patterns. This is solely due to the hand-knotted technique used to create the rugs. Color_ The colors used are vibrant via the rug’s denser dyes. Each rug uses about five to seven different colors to create its elaborate effect. The rugs use bright colors like red, blue, green, and ivory. The heavy amount of color draws the observer’s eyes toward the Kazak’s emblazoned geometric patterns.