Zabol Carpet afghan carpet They occupied the oasis land

They occupied the oasis land surrounding Merv from the late 17th century until driven from their homeland by the Tekke tribe in 1856

Voiced in a sophisticated palette of natural hues

Made in Afghanistan

more strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet from getting torn

Zabol Carpet afghan carpet They occupied the oasis landThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet