The loribaft collection has been hand woven in Afghanistan by the nomadic Uzbek and Turkmen tribe. The designs used are mainly inspired by the Persian Loribaft Gabbeh Designs. The rug is made from Ghazni wool, which has been hand spun and naturally dyed using vegetable dyes such as walnut, pomegranate, root plants and saffron. It is then hand knotted onto a cotton warp and transported over to Pakistan where it is washed and trimmed by skilled weavers, no two rugs are ever the same. The remarkable work of these skilled weavers really does reflect in these rugs. This rug would be a perfect addition to any home. A handsome Malayer rug made circa 1920s, it is hand spun in hand made wool with various subtle abrash (change of colour) running through particularly the indigo main field, there is slight wear in the main field and both the ends and the side cords have had some repair work done to them. It's recently been professionally cleaned. You will notice on one the left-hand side of the rug in one of the borders there is a slight hiccup where the weaver has tried to draw the design back in again as she's been making the rug and there's a step in in the border which is quite a nice feature to prove that it's a handmade rug. This rug is a very good looking, handsome, traditional village production rug that is worthy of a good home.