Afghan Super Kazakh Rug tree of life Stock Number: BR3080

Stock Number: BR3080

circa the 1950s

Where most Chinese rugs draw from a strictly Chinese visual vocabulary

The Ersari are one of the largest of the Turkmen tribes

the mountainous region stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

Afghan Super Kazakh Rug tree of life Stock Number: BR3080The Kazakh weaving tradition has its roots in the Caucasus mountains, carried across borders and centuries by weavers who settled in Afghanistan and never put the craft down. This rug is hand knotted in northern Afghanistan by artisans working within that lineage, using techniques passed down through generations. The Super Kazakh is a step above the standard Kazakh in knot density. More knots per square inch means the bold geometric designs, the large