This is a hand knotted Fine genuine silk & wool Turkmenistan rug with which is in excellent condition. This Hand Knotted rugs is among the cognoscenti' & accumulators' dearies, as every knot of the rug is honed by a skilled weaver's hands, without any machine's interference. The quality of a hand-knotted carpet are determined by the number of knots per square inch, as some fine weaves can take up to a year 500 knot per SQ inch.