Perepedil rug (659)

Perepedil prayer rug from Kuba district,eastern Caucasus,west coast of the Caspian Sea

Age: circa 1850

Size: 4′.3″x3′.5″ (130×104 cm)

This extremely attractive eastern Caucasian prayer rug shows an ivory field with a characteristic ram’s horn and octagon pattern with a pointed arch and attendant squares and hooked diamonds.In addition there are stars,lazy S’s,diamonds,quincunxes,hooked elements scattered about.The ground and the mihrab are edged with small multicolor triangles.The black main border hosts bell shaped motifs alternating with diagonal blue hooked bars.It is flanked by striped minor borders.There are three black and white barber pole narrow lines and one red solid line in the border system.All the colors are from natural sources.The weave is fine and the condition is good.