Herati Kuba Rug

Kuba Perepedil Herat

Date: beginning 20th century. Dimension: 153cn X 208cm

Knots: symmetric, The pile is cut short and is smooth and velvety

Density: Hor 48/10cm vert: 56/10cm 2688/dm²

Colors : natural, light & dark blue, rust brown and medium brown, yellow, black, pink, white, red, several shade of light and medium green.

Warps: white wool Z2S, hard depression

Wefts: very thin white wool Z2S between each row of knot, white cotton ?

Selvedges: one cord of two warps overcast with white cotton

Ends: kilim on 1 cm + braiding of the fringes on 8mm

This type of Perepedil rugs reveals strong Persian influence. They are finely woven with a ribbed back and they use the Herati design in delicate light shade as an all over pattern on a usually dark blue ground (sometimes rust red). The main border use a white Herati motif on a usually rust-red ground (sometimes dark blue or black) which alternate with leaves and palmettes and white stylized head flower in the four corners. The minor borders with small floral stylized motifs on a yellow ground are also characteristic.

Picture and information courtesy of Belgium Collector Daniel.