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Eastern Caucasus, Kuba district
Long Rug, late
19th century
This is a particularly lively example of a rug
design attributed to Seichur, a village in the
Kuba region near the Daghestan border. The
cruciform element, the diagonal arms, and the
double white border are typical of Seichur rugs,
as are the fine weave and saturated colors such as
salmon pink and vivid yellow. Especially noteworthy in this
piece are the little touches, such as the
alternation of the red-petalled rosette in the
very center with white rosettes in the adjoining
sections, suggesting careful planning and design.
M.H.
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| SIZE:
122 x 46 1/2 in. (310 x n8 cm.) |
| WARP: wool, Z3S,
depressed; ivory |
| WEFT: wool, Z2S x
2; light brown to brown |
| PILE: wool,
Z2S, symmetrical knots pulled to the
right, h. S, v. 9, 72 k/sq. in.; ivory, beige, black-brown,
dark red, red, pink, yellow, green, blue-green,
light blue-green, blue, light blue, light purple |
| ENDS: 6 rows of
blue wool countered sumak, off-set |
| SIDES: blue wool
selvedge of 3 cords of 3 warps each |
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Oriental Rugs from New England Private Collections |
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