Tribal rugs can’t be expected to be perfect in their dimensions, but I’m wondering about a piece recently purchased from a reputable US importer. It’s nominally an 8’ X 9’9” that appears odd.
The fringed (width) dimension is 95.25” on the right, 97.25” in the middle and 97” on the left: a 1.75” slope from the midpoint to one end. The length is 118” on one end, 118” in the middle and 121” on the other—a three inch slope that occurs from mid-rug to one end. Even to the naked eye, there is a slope, especially in the length. Making matters more obvious, the rug sits on a floor of foot-square tiles with grout lines that create a rigid grid. I can move a couch to disguise some of the problem, but wonder whether this is a normal irregularity, or is a significant production flaw that should be brought to the seller’s attention.