Isfahan Carpet afghan rug The Salor "gul" is octagonal

The Salor "gul" is octagonal with spiked projections pointing both inward and outward from its rim

The motifs of the medallion are included in the border and its four corners

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Authentic Serapi carpets were mostly produced up until the 1920's

Numerous documentary movies have been made about the Sunderbans

Isfahan Carpet afghan rug The Salor "gul" is octagonalThe 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 carpet