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Design: Indo-Bakhtiar
kpsi: 180

Though carpet weaving skill (hand knotted) is 2500 year old but it took root in India during 16^th century. By the end of 19th century Bhadohi carpet industry got a fillip only when orders for knotted rugs started trickling from United Kingdom. By the mid 20th century, other countries of Europe and North America came calling and the carpet business got a wing. Since then the trade have been souring barring a few years of lows in 1990s.

A knotted rug, especially with high quality, has always been the choice of elites and still has the pride of place simply because; it takes months and high skilled artisans to produce it.

The given picture is Bakhtiar design rug. The field of the Bakhtiar rug is divided into compartments or panels, containing individual motifs or patterns. Often a set of 3-4 compartments is repeated throughout the field. Bakhtiars are sometimes made in conjunction with medallions but usually are all-over rugs.

The name Bakhtiar is derived from a region called Bakhtiar near Isfahan of Iran. The rug given here is an India made rug produced in the Bhadohi/Mirzapur belt of Uttar Pradesh. Pile is 100% fine wool and it has 180 kpsi (knots per sq inch).

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