Fachralo rug (651)

Fachralo prayer Kazak rug from southwest Caucasus

Age: circa 1870

Size: 4′.7″x3′.7″ (140×109 cm)

This classic southwest Caucasian prayer rug shows an abrashed red field with polychrome bugs supporting a dark blue shouldered sub field with a red and ivory layered cartouche enclosing a central hooked square.The ivory main border additionally displays stepped triangles in red,green,blue,yellow and pairs of stepped red leaves.The blue minor borders host tiny crosses.Around the sub field is a green frame with a zig zag pattern.There are four red and yellow and red and ivory narrow barber pole lines in the border system.Attractive abrash is displayed both at the top of the field and in the outer upper border.The selvedges are bande in pile colors.All the colors are from natural sources.,The piece is in good condition.