Bakshi Behzad Runner Rug 21x10 rug and a team of cleaners

and a team of cleaners used wooden oar-like paddles to push the water through its fibres and draw out impurities

Its bright and lively colors make a bold statement in any room

Each Pavo Cristatus carpet transforms new

Modern square motifs punctuate a soft ivory field in Afghanistan's handspun Ghazni wool rug

Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the rug from getting torn

Bakshi Behzad Runner Rug 21x10 rug and a team of cleanersFinishing: The 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