Multicolour Stripes Kilim Dhurrie, Hand-Woven Wool, 3 × 5 ft

A hand-woven dhurrie in multicolor with striped pattern, the horizontal bands running flat across the wool in varying widths and tones. Striped dhurries hold their geometry in the simplest vocabulary flatweave allows — parallel colour bands, no medallions or borders or corner motifs to layer the composition. Multicolor here means the stripes shift across warm and cool tones depending on the proportion of each band, the palette reading differently in different rooms. Woven in Bhadohi by artisans working traditional looms in the Uttar Pradesh dhurrie tradition. Dhurries are practical floor coverings, lighter than knotted carpets and easier to move or shake out. The flatweave construction suits rooms with traffic — dining rooms where chairs scrape, hallways where feet land, living rooms where furniture gets rearranged. Striped patterns work because they register without demanding that the room arrange itself around them.