The New Zealand embassy in Iran has received a hand-woven carpet on behalf of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to commemorate the way the country has handled the Covid-19 pandemic.
The carpet was gifted by Iranians Zohreh Solhdoust and Mahmoud Amanpour and it includes a hand-woven image of Ardern.
The piece
of tapestry was woven by Solhdoust and took about five months to complete.
It includes 24,000 knots, 400 rows, 149 colours - of which 15 are silk, and 134 are New Zealand merino wool.
The carpet also features a message to the New Zealand Government: "Congratulations for the best Covid-19 control all round the world".
