Prayer rug, 4×3 ft

Piece

CRP-04A-9F2C

Craft: Hand-knotted Carpet
Technique: 1940s Srinagar Knot
Signed: 22 March 2026

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

30-second excerpt from the master's Vault session, demonstrating the exact technique used on this piece.

Step

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 2025 fleece
- Madder root, dried — Pulwama
  Harvested in October, rested 6 months before grinding. · Oct 2024 madder
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
18 March 2026
4 · Date of signing
The day the master cryptographically signed the piece.
22 March 2026

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:b222 884b e2bb 43e6 5ccc 9b10 66f4 67e4 e17a ee45 b022 01c4 2376 ab89 ae3b fa80 40da 5393 89b0 1d42 ef8f c90a 9eea ede3 8875 8989 ef77 18c3 e968 81c9 bb2a 66a7

Piece ID: CRP-04A-9F2C

Fair price band

Pieces of this type and technique are valued by verified Hunarmand masters between Rs. 86,000 and Rs. 95,000.

Low end

Rs. 86,000

High end

Rs. 95,000