22318 - Chobi Ziegler Hand-knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/ Carpet Traditional Authentic/Size: 5'11" x 2'0"/ 180cm x 61cm 8'0" x 8'0" Occurring motifs are göls (elephant

Occurring motifs are göls (elephant like pattern) and octagonal (eight shaped) often with curvilinear flowers in dark blue

and easily distinguishable from other Persian carpets as they are usually designed with an all-over pattern

and both materials may be used

The finished product then

When this craft fell into decline around the turn of the century

22318 - Chobi Ziegler Hand-knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/ Carpet Traditional Authentic/Size: 5'11" x 2'0"/ 180cm x 61cm 8'0" x 8'0" Occurring motifs are göls (elephantNR: 22318 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 5'11" x 2'0" 180cm x 61cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton Details: In 1883, Ziegler and Co. of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacturing company in Arak (Sultanabad), Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altman & Co. and Liberty of London, to modify fanciful 16th and 17th century Eastern designs for the more restrained Western taste. Using