A HERITAGE SPANNING DECADES; CARPETS OF PAKISTAN

Abstract

Art has been inseparable from man since the beginning of time, facilitating him to communicate with others and express his sentiments. Arts and crafts usually and unconsciously express their age and are a vital source of information about past cultures and civilizations. Pakistan is among the world’s largest producers and exporters of oriental hand knotted carpets.  In the few last decades Pakistani carpets have reached the farthest corners of the world. The name of Pakistan is well-known in all those lands where hand-knotted carpets are used and loved (Pakistan hand-knotted carpets).