Size: 3 foot 5 inch by 3 foot 5 inch by 10  foot.

Structure: Silk, floating weft sections, plain weave.

Ends:  Warp-twined band with 2 inch piled-loop fringe.

Further Notes: Excellent condition.

Direct Scan Left

This is a highly magnified scan to show the fine work. In the collection I bought there were three of these. All seem very similar in look and feel even though they are all distinctly different. I mention this because I initially thought these might be silk and cotton Adras cloth from Turkmenistan. With one of these pieces I found a spot where I could take a warp and weft sample. Both tested as silk so I am assuming that these are all silk.

One of my weaknesses is that I collect Hazara rugs and textiles. Most people do not know what they looks like and even fewer collect them. Of the people who do collect them they usually think they are Uzbek. I recently located a collection with 3 Hazara pieces. The collector agreed to sell them only as part of a collection and consequently I had to acquire 24 other pieces to get the three I wanted. The price was reasonable and when I started going through the mostly silk items I was amazed. The pieces like this one are in excellent condition with vivid colors and great design. I agreed not to use the collectors name but let me say it is very much what the wife of a high ranking Foreign Service Officer might collect over the years in Southwest Asia.