Carpet, 8×5 ft

Piece

CRP-04A-9F2D

Craft: Hand-knotted Carpet
Technique: Natural Dye Ratios
Signed: 14 February 2026

The Master

Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh

4th generation · Hand-knotted Carpet

Khanyar, Srinagar

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00:00 / 00:30 · VAULT

Natural Dye Ratios

— 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 2023 fleece
- Madder root, dried — Pulwama
  Harvested in October, rested 6 months before grinding. · Oct 2023 madder
- Walnut husk pigment — Rajouri
  For dye depth. One sack lasts the full winter. · Walnut husk, autumn 2024
02 · Technique applied
The captured technique used to make this piece.
Natural Dye Ratios
"The madder must boil for four hours, never more."
Vault session · yusuf-natural-dye · 2025-09-02
03 · Date of completion
10 February 2026
4 · Date of signing
The day the master cryptographically signed the piece.
14 February 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:2b99 76e9 124a 46fa 7c62 33a0 ab7a 2d8b ecaa 9337 daa6 9da3 1cc9 399e ea0a 8da1 6a79 161f 23e3 21d1 8f7e 7237 3779 1c23 a084 ca5f 0086 8fd4 6c5b 847e b5c1 84d8

Piece ID: CRP-04A-9F2D

Fair price band

Pieces of this type and technique are valued by verified Hunarmand masters between Rs. 4,10,000 and Rs. 4,60,000.

Low end

Rs. 4,10,000

High end

Rs. 4,60,000