Chirvan perepédil rug - Lot 258

Chirvan perepédil rug Wool warp, weft and pile The navy-blue field is adorned with the complex decoration typical of rugs of this origin, organized around a white octagon and a red star rosette alternating with ample curvilinear motifs, often related to the heraldic ram's horn motif, but probably derived from the geometrization of plant motifs. On the sides, stylized saber hilt motifs also echoing the ram's horn motif and curious stylized animals clash. The rest of the field is covered with minor polychrome stylized motifs. The field is framed by a main ivory border of multicolored flower garlands, set between two thin counter-borders. Eastern Caucasus, Kouba region, circa 1920-1940 Height 170; Width 122 cm (slight wear) Bibliography : Taher SABAHI Splendeurs des tapis d'Orient Ed. Atlas, Paris 1987 p. 293 ; Ulrich SCHURMANN Caucasian rugs George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London P. 210-211, 280-281.