Zomorrodi Teppiche
Kazak | 204 x 160 cm | Nr. 20581

Kazak | 204 x 160 cm | Nr. 20581

1.490,00 €

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Kazak

This one-of-a-kind piece in dark brown brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. With a knot density of approx. 120,000 knots per m², the painstaking workmanship shows above all in the precise drawing of the design and the fine execution of the details. At 204 × 160 cm it is well suited as a living room rug. The harmonious colouring and the distinctive texture give any room an exclusive, homely atmosphere. A rug of this quality is far more than a piece of furnishing – it is a piece of traditional textile art with a character of its own and lasting value.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Caucasus
Dimensions	204 cm x 160 cm (= 3.26 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes)
knots	120.000
Condition	pre-owned, cleaned & partially restored
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Kazak (also spelled Kasak) rugs belong to the group of Caucasian rugs. Rugs have been made in the Caucasus since the end of the 18th century. Characteristic are the abstract, geometric tribal patterns in primary colours. Typically the geometric – and more rarely floral – motifs are rendered in intense, high-contrast colours. In the 19th century, a considerable share of these rugs, produced mainly in villages, was exported to the West under Russian control.

Material

The technique used to prepare the materials for the pile of this Kazak is more than 200 years old. The wool was dyed with natural dyes and spun by hand. Dyeing with natural or plant dyes is more complicated, more expensive and more time-consuming than dyeing with chemical colours. For a luminous red, for example, you need around one kilo of ground madder root as dyestuff 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 just as time-consuming and labour-intensive. What is more, fewer and fewer people still master spinning 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 Kazak is new wool.

Condition

This Kazak has had admirers before you. It was knotted around 56. It has been cleaned thoroughly and is in good, though only partly restored, condition. The fringes could do with a repair in places. The rug also has a few small stains. We have not fully restored this Kazak, because we feel it has a special charm just as it is. If that is what you would like, we are of course happy to carry on restoring it for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect condition.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.