26260-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'1" x 1'7"/94cm x 48cm 6'0" x 2'0" Pakistan Articles & VideosWikipedia Entry

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Balutchis are almost exclusively nomad work and are woven

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but instead they are copied from carpets from other regions of Iran

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26260-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'1" x 1'7"/94cm x 48cm 6'0" x 2'0" Pakistan Articles & VideosWikipedia EntryNR: 26260Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 3'1" x 1'7" 94cm x 48cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton CHOBI ZIEGLER 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.