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Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492
Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492
Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492
Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492
Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492
Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492
Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492

Kars | 340 x 90 cm | Nr. Z-4492

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Kars

There is only one rug like this in dark blue and light brown: it combines traditional craftsmanship with timeless elegance. With a knot density of approx. 120,000 knots per m², the elaborate workmanship shows above all in the precise drawing of the pattern and the fine execution of the details. At 340 × 90 cm it suits a hallway as a runner. It shows just as well in the kitchen in front of the worktop. Colour and texture lend the room an inviting atmosphere – with a character no second rug shares.

Availability In stock | Delivery time: 1–3 working days
Origin Turkey
Dimensions 340 cm x 90 cm (= 3.06 m²)
Construction hand-knotted
Material Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes)
Weft & Warp: wool
knots 120,000 knots
Pile height 5 mm
Year of manufacture 1985
Condition pre-owned and cleaned
Colour Dark blue, light brown
Edition one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

This Kars rug was knotted by Caucasian people living around the town of Kars. With just under 90,000 inhabitants, Kars lies in north-eastern Anatolia, some 45 km west of the border with Armenia and 65 km south of the Turkish-Georgian border, at an altitude of 1768 m.

Material

The technique used to make the materials for the pile of this Kars is over 200 years old. The wool was dyed with natural colours and spun by hand. Dyeing with natural or plant dyes is more involved, more expensive and more time-consuming than dyeing with chemical colours. For a luminous red, for example, you need roughly one kilo of ground madder root as dye per kilo of wool. For a strong yellow that is not too pale you even need two kilograms of weld per kilo of wool. Spinning the wool is labour-intensive and takes time as well. On top of that, fewer and fewer people still know how to spin wool by hand.

But the effort is worth it: dyeing with natural colours allows the high-quality wool to keep its natural oil content. Wool that has been dyed with natural colours and spun by hand creates fascinating, shimmering patterns. The charm of hand-spun wool, with its slight irregularities and natural shades, comes into its own as a contrast in modern interiors, but equally in rooms furnished in a more traditional or country style.

The foundation (weft and warp threads) of this Kars is made of new wool.

Condition

This Kars has had admirers before you. It was knotted around 1985. It has been cleaned thoroughly and is in good but unrestored condition. The fringes could do with a repair. On one side, a closer look reveals that part of the border is missing. We have not restored this Kars, because we feel it has a special charm just as it is. If you would prefer otherwise, we will of course gladly restore the rug for you. Either way, this Kars will bring you pleasure for decades to come.

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