Colorful Flat Weave Caucasian Tribal Area Rug

Item Details

A hand knotted flat weave Caucasian tribal area rug, attributed to Shirvan or Azerbaijani weavers. This rug features a bright blue field with tawny gold geometric shapes throughout, and surrounded by symbolic motifs, including the tetraskelion, or pinwheel form, figural animals, bird forms, and ‘s’ hooks in with salmon, red, beige, and black accents. The rug also features a compound border consisting of multiple colorful bands with geometric shapes, ending with a wide ’bird’s head’ border. Colors include bright red, bright blue, salmon, beige, golden, and black. It has natural wool warp fringe to each end, which has been stitched to prevent unraveling. Unmarked.

Condition

- wear throughout. Has been repaired on one side. Staining.

Dimensions

Item #

17BAL018-235