Peacock Splendor – 5×7 Blue Handmade Peacock Rug
Bring a whisper of royal gardens into your home with Peacock Splendor, a hand-knotted treasure from Maymana, Afghanistan. Its shimmering blues, turquoise highlights, and earthy browns echo a peacock’s plumage, while crisp geometric feathers glide in neat rows across a generous 160 cm × 200 cm—that’s approximately 5 ft 3 in × 6 ft 7 in.
If you’ve been searching for a 5×7 blue Peacock rug that feels genuinely one-of-a-kind, you’ve just found it.
Key Features
- Size: 160 cm × 200 cm (≈ 5 ft 3 in × 6 ft 7 in)
- Design: Peacock feather motif in precise geometric repetition
- Palette: Deep blue, turquoise blue, and warm brown accents
- Weave: Hand-knotted at a refined 100 KPSI
- Materials: Silky Welayati Kurk wool pile on a sturdy cotton foundation
Quality
The Welayati Kurk wool—prized for its natural sheen and velvety hand—absorbs dye with exceptional depth, giving each blue and turquoise thread a jewel-like glow. At 100 knots per square inch, the weave is tight enough to capture crisp pattern edges yet supple enough to drape gracefully across hardwood or stone. Every knot is tied by hand, ensuring a rug built for decades of daily admiration.
Origin & Craftsmanship
Maymana’s weaving houses sit at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. Here, artisans inherit centuries-old techniques yet never stop refining their craft. Each row begins on a simple wooden loom, guided by memory rather than printed cartoon—an oral pattern passed from master to apprentice. The result is a rug that carries the heartbeat of its maker: subtle irregularities that reveal a human touch, and a design that captures Afghanistan’s storied past in every feather-like diamond.
