Kuba rug (391) – SOLD

Kuba rug from eastern Caucasus

Age: circa 1885

Size: 6′.1″x3′.2″ (185×97 cm)

The deep navy blue ground is structured by a sawtooth ogival deep yellow lattice enclosing a wide variety of polychrome flowers,with a few stars and other interesting elements providing further variety.The ivory main border displays colorful sawtooth lozenges in green,pink,red,yellow,medium blue,brick and dark red.There are two minor borders patterned with basket weave and striped parallelograms.There are eight two tone barber pole lines present.The original blue soumak finishings and knoted ends are intact.All the colors are from natural sources.The pile is high,the ends and sides are original and the condition is very good.SOLD