Collection
Bokhara
The repeating elephant-foot gul on a madder ground — the pattern most people picture when they picture a Pakistani carpet. Hand-knotted in wool, densely piled.
Not stocked yet
Nothing in bokhara at the moment.
Every piece here is a single object, so a collection empties as things sell and fills again as they are woven. Tell us what you are after and we will source or commission it — that is how most of what comes through this shop is found.
Buying guide
About bokhara
Bokhara rugs take their name from the Uzbek city, but the weaving tradition moved south with Turkmen families and has been worked in Pakistan for three generations. The field is a lattice of guls — octagonal medallions, often called elephant-foot — repeated in staggered rows on a ground that is classically madder red.
What to look for: knot density above 240 KPSI, a wool pile with visible lanolin sheen rather than a dry matte finish, and a back where the pattern reads as crisply as the front. A Bokhara with a cotton warp and a hand-spun wool weft will outlast the person who buys it.
Sizes here run from 60 x 90 cm scatter pieces to 250 x 350 cm room sizes. For a dining table allow 60 cm clear on every side so chairs stay on the rug when pulled out.