Sewan Kazak (658)

Sewan Kazak rug from Armenia,southwest Caucasus

Age: circa 1875

Size: 7′.1″x5′.3″ (216×160 cm)

This classic Sewan Kazak features a red field nearly filled by a winged abrashed blue cross/medallion centered by a red cartouche and featuring prominent ivory animals along with a focal star.The medallion has an ivory edge accented with single and double hooked motifs.The red field is filled with various types of rosettes,two anchor hooked boxes and other interesting elements.The abrashed blue main border hosts barber poles with volutes and royal diamonds.There are ivory and brown keyhole reciprocal minor borders and four red and yellow barber pole narrow lines in the border system.At the top end is a rose kilim finishing followed by a beige weave warp band.The weave is normal for a Kazak.All the colors are from natural sources.The piece is in good condition except for minor selvedge issues and tiny holes.