Runner, 9×2 ft

Piece

CRP-04A-9F1F

Craft: Hand-knotted Carpet
Technique: 1940s Srinagar Knot
Signed: 30 December 2025

The Master

Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh

4th generation · Hand-knotted Carpet

Khanyar, Srinagar

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00:00 / 00:30 · VAULT

1940s Srinagar Knot

— Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh

Vault clip · Technique walkthrough

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Provenance chain

Every step from the raw material to your hands is recorded on Hunarmand's ledger.

01 · Material origin
Where the raw material was sourced.
- Single-flock spring wool — Gurez Valley
  Sourced from one shepherd family for 38 years. · Spring 2024 fleece
- Aged cotton warp thread — Srinagar bazaar
  Hand-spun in Habba Kadal, rested ≥ 18 months. · 2-yr aged warp
02 · Technique applied
The captured technique used to make this piece.
1940s Srinagar Knot
"My grandfather's father set this knot before Partition."
Vault session · yusuf-knot-1940s · 2025-08-12
03 · Date of completion
26 December 2025
4 · Date of signing
The day the master cryptographically signed the piece.
30 December 2025

5 · Cryptographic signature

An Ed25519 signature linking this piece to the master's published key.

ed25519:ca233d227fc3…View full signature

Public key (Ed25519)

ed25519:ca23 3d22 7fc3 a871 fbdb b7db 6d16 0b4f 1e18 8822 6c22 e23f 471a d10b d462 b856

Signature

sig:2ad9 a942 2844 ac08 466f d9cb 1cc7 edda 0393 01a1 7ad8 58d0 8ebb e39a 414c 26cd 20f9 6978 020b 760b d276 3c6a bce7 531a 52a5 f2d8 7f68 ebe5 1f5c 70d6 432c 8562

Piece ID: CRP-04A-9F1F

Fair price band

Pieces of this type and technique are valued by verified Hunarmand masters between Rs. 1,80,000 and Rs. 2,10,000.

Low end

Rs. 1,80,000

High end

Rs. 2,10,000