Lori Pambak (419) – SOLD

Lori Pambak Kazak rug from Armenia,southwest Caucasus

Age: circa 1890

Size: 8′.6"x5′.3" (259×160 cm)

The cardinal red ground displays two large burnt orange and moss green medallions with octagonal red centers and stars.Each octagon is fringed with blue latch hooks,and there is a similar green latch hook wreath surrounding a central nested red,dark blue and ivory hooked element.In addition there are further hooked devices,stars,and octagons.The complex bitonal reciprocal guard stripes,in dark brown and ivory are in Bordjalou style.They surround a royal blue slanted leaf and four arrow squares-patterned main border.There are four red and burnt orange barber pole lines in the border system.At each end is a red kilim finish.All the colors are from natural sources.The wool is soft and the handle is pliable.The rug is in good pile and condition including the original ends and sides.SOLD