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Baluch
Pile Rug
19th
century
This stately prayer rug, probably
woven by a Timuri weaver, departs from the usual “dark Baluch” look
to create a luminosity unusual to the genre. The effect is achieved
primarily by the use of a soft burnt orange hue in the two principal
minor borders that is brighter than seen in most Baluch weavings.
The tree forms in the hand-panels are noteworthy, as is the
supplemental chevron shape defining the top of the mihrab. Note the
random use of color in the figures of the main border as well as the
slightly offset symmetry of the field motifs. The wool is soft and
shiny, with remarkable dye intensity throughout.
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Detailed Images
(click an image for a
detailed view)
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Detail 1 - front
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Detail 2 - back & sides
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Structural
Analysis |
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Size: |
5’ 0” x 3’
5” (152 x 104 cm) |
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Warp: |
Ivory wool, no depression |
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Weft: |
Light brown wool, 2 shoots |
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Pile: |
Wool,
asymmetric
open to left, 10v x 9h, 90kpsi |
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Colors: |
(10) dark blue, blue/green,
medium blue, ivory, red brown, medium brown, dark brown,
yellow, red, orange red |
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Ends: |
kilim ends with weft-float bands |
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Sides: |
2 cords; wool wrapped |
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