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Kazak
Southwest Caucasus
Circa 1830
160 x 123 cm (5'3" x 4')
Symmetrically knotted wool pile on a wool
foundation
A rare and unusual rug decorated by a small
hexagonal hooked medallion typical of the carpets
from Borchalu, though flanked by two large ivory
octagonal medallions characteristic of Fachralo
Kazaks. The light blue field is enlivened by a
series of hooked devices similar to the kotchanak
motif seen on Turkoman rugs as well as on certain
Karachop Kazaks, and is powerfully framed by a
border consisting of polychrome double-T elements
on a dark brown background. The archaic outline
of the design and the refined palette allow us to
date this rug to the first half of the nineteenth
century, that is to a period preceding the
establishment of the various Kazak typologies.
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