Full Orthographic Canvas View • 8ft x 10ft (244cm x 305cm)
The Celestial Astrolabe Medallion
“Antique Astronomical Court Carpet in High-Altitude Silk & Wool”
450 Senneh Knots / sq. in (7,000 / dm²)
4,147,200 Hand-Tied Knots total knots
8 Months
1440 Artisan Hours
8ft x 10ft (244cm x 305cm)
28.5 kg • 60% New Zealand High-Altitude Wool & 40% Mulberry Kashmir Silk
Master Weaver Kabir Al-Mansur
5th-Generation Bhadohi Loom Guild Lineage
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The Provenance Chronicle
Genesis Timeline & Loom Atmosphere
Conceived during the vernal equinox of 2023 as an homage to the 17th-century Isfahan royal observatory carpets.
The 5-Phase Loom Creation Journey
Raw Fiber Harvesting & High-Altitude Shearing
First-shear spring wool selected from high-altitude Merino sheep, graded for long-staple crimp and natural lanolin sheen.
Lead: Raw Fiber Curators
Botanical Pot-Dyeing & Solar Cure
Dyeing in wood-fired copper vats using fermented wild indigo, madder roots, and sun-dried pomegranate peels.
Lead: Master Dyer Zara Khatoon
Loom Dressing & Warp Tension Calibration
Stringing over 1,800 warp ends of 5-ply Egyptian cotton under 400kg of vertical tension.
Lead: Loom Setter Dinesh Chandra
Tandem Hand-Knotting (4.1 Million Knots)
Three master artisans tying 450 Senneh knots per square inch, singing traditional loom cues (Taal) to ensure millimeter symmetry.
Lead: Master Weaver Kabir & Team
Himalayan Spring Wash & Velvet Shearing
Washed three times with natural saponin wood bark in flowing spring water, dried under gentle autumn sunshine, and hand-sheared with crescent shears.
Lead: Master Shearer Parvati Devi
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