Kuba rug (402)

Kuba rug from eastern Caucasus,west coast of the Caspian Sea.

Age: circa 1875

Size: 5′.5"x3′.9" (165×114 cm)

The attractively abrashed medium blue ground displays an unusual allover pattern of detached stylized palmettes,carnations,leaves,buds,and short vine segments.Among the detail colors are ivory,navy,yellow,blue,rose, grass green,pistachio green,and dark brown.The single narrow border has the iconic Zeikhour rosette and stretched S motif in rose on red.There are several solid surrounding lines.At each end is a flatwoven soumak band followed by a knotted warp net.The colors are vivid.The dark brown color is naturally corroded.The pile is high and the condition is good.