KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

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A KARATCHOPF RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
Even touches of wear, corroded black, some localised repiling and minor repairs
8ft.3in. x 6ft.4in. (254cm. x 196cm.)

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Lot Essay

The large green-ground of the present rug displays the classic four-and-one field design of the weavings associated with the Karatchopf area in brilliant colours. The unusual, nearly square format provides space for the powerful field design to develop freely. An extremely similar example to the present lot, apart from its inclusion of additional deer-like animals around the central medallion, is illustrated in Raoul Tschebull's, Kazak, New York, 1971, pp.84-5, pl.33.

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