The design of this rug originates from antique Turkish Oushak rugs which are extremely rare and expensive. The Afghan weavers have been able to re-create these beautiful rugs which resemble similarities to the originals, with high-quality hand-spun wool and pure vegetable dyes. Afghan vegetable dye Oushak designs are made in the Northern part of Afghanistan by turkoman weavers, as well as in central Afghanistan by Hazara weavers. Those vegetable dyes most commonly used are madder, the root of a spindly bush that grows abundantly in many carpet-producing areas and is used to create a red color. Walnut peel is used for dark brown, pomegranate peel for light brown, and spark which is a wildflower from the steppes, is used for yellow.
