Tan Super Kazak Rug
This tan Super Kazak rug was hand double knotted in Afghanistan in wool and measures 305 x 249 cm. A tan field with a grey-olive cast carries columns of hooked medallions in red, cream, navy and gold, inside a wide red border. Our records note German dyes.
The design up close
Medallions are set in columns down the field, and small hooked motifs in cream, navy and gold run between them. Red arching motifs link the medallions of one row to the next, so the field reads as a single connected pattern.
Each medallion has a cream or red centre, and some sit inside a navy outline. The shapes are angular and the colours muted, so the field looks settled from across a room.
The border is a wide red band with cream and small star motifs, set inside narrow guard stripes in cream, navy and rust. Around this tan Super Kazak rug the red border carries the strongest colour.
Kazak rugs and their origins
Kazak rugs revive the bold, geometric designs first woven in the Caucasus, around the Kazak (Gazakh) district on the borders of today’s Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. Weavers there made thick, boldly coloured rugs with large geometric medallions, stars and hooked motifs in deep reds, blues and ivory.
In recent decades, weavers in Afghanistan and Pakistan have revived these designs, often in hand-spun wool and natural dyes. This tan Super Kazak rug comes from Afghanistan, and its muted tan field gives the classic medallion layout a softer palette.
How it is made
Weavers tie every knot of this tan Super Kazak rug by hand, and the pile is double knotted. The wool is handspun, which gives a soft sheen and a gentle variation in the yarn that machine-spun wool does not have.
Sizing your tan Super Kazak rug
At 305 x 249 cm this tan Super Kazak rug covers about 7.6 square metres. A three-seat sofa of around 2.2 m placed on the long side leaves roughly 42 cm of rug showing past each end.
Under a dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, for six, the rug shows roughly 62 cm at each end and 80 cm along each side. The tan ground suits timber floors and neutral walls, and the red border adds colour to grey and cream furnishings.
Thick wool and busy geometric designs hide everyday wear, so this rug suits living rooms, family rooms, entrances and hallways. Its warm colours sit well with timber floors and with both traditional and modern furniture.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the knots. Turn it around every six to twelve months so sun and foot traffic wear it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the rug sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, so vacuum those areas often and lift the furniture now and then.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 11 am to 4:30 pm, to see this tan Super Kazak rug in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book an in-home viewing and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Kazak Rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Caucasian and Kazak rugs.
