Afghan Kazakh Runner afghan weaving Stock Number: BR2097

Stock Number: BR2097

botanical symbols and tribal motifs worked entirely from memory

migrating twice a year across the Zagros Mountains between highland summer pastures and lowland winter grazing grounds

The borders are strong and structured

Afghan Kazakh Runner afghan weaving Stock Number: BR2097This rug is hand knotted in northern Afghanistan in the Kazakh weaving tradition, which originated in the Caucasus mountains and has been carried by Kazakh weavers into Afghan rug making over generations. The designs are bold and geometric, large medallions, hooked polygons, stylised animals and tribal symbols arranged with strong borders and a confident symmetry that is immediately recognisable. The wool is machine spun local Afghan wool on a cotton