HI, I got this rug at an auction the other day. I did some research to find out about where the rug came from and now I also wonder if this rug is actually handmade or machine made. Although I did some research on the subject of handmade or machine made questions on the net, I still found it hard to figure out to answer this question myself my learning about this issue and just looking at pictures and videos. Maybe someone can help a (rug newbie) here by looking at the attached pictures of the rug and tell me if this rug is handmade or not and where it came from. Thanks

Hi lighthouseman,
As Nick said, it's machine made..there's no variation in the back of the rug...it has the appearance of a mesh on the back..hand knotted rugs are 'bumpier', with some dimension, not uniform. Hope this helps.