India: Made using natural dyes and handspun wool. This rug comes from our Zamin collection. “Zamin” means earth or land in Persian or Hindi, and Zamin carpets are truly carpets of the earth. They are woven in India in villages in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. They are a thick, weighty, meaty carpet, where all the weight of the carpet is in the heavy, beaten wool pile, much like an old Persian Bidjar. The naturally dyed colors are rich and saturated. The best, longest staple New Zealand wool is used, which is hand carded and handspun. Vegetable dye stuffs are collected from throughout India and Nepal. Proceeds from the sale of this rug benefit Barakat Inc.