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Baluch
Rug NE Persia, Khorasan Region
Size 2'10" x 5'2"
Date 1880-1899
Cat. No. 216
Description In this rug one sees familiar elements of the Baluch design
vocabulary rendered in a primitive fashion suggestive of a nomadic
setting. Three Baluch-style trees divide the field vertically.
Reciprocal animal or bird heads rather than the more common sectioned
leaves populate the trees. Three rows of white flower heads or
"nectarine" blossoms provide balance and stability to the field
composition. The ground color has a brownish-red tonality reminiscent
of a shade one sees in certain Turkmen weavings. Three abrashed areas
transverse the rug.
Condition: Very Good. There are isolated areas of slight wear otherwise
the pile is full. End kilims, top and bottom, are intact and in good
condition. Four cord selvedges are overcast with lamb wool and small
amounts of what appears to be camel hair.
Structure Warps: wool, undyed, ivory, brown, brown and ivory plied
together.
2 strands, Z-spun, S-plied
Wefts: wool, undyed, varied shades of brown.
Knots: asymmetrical inclined to the left
Sides: four-cord selvedge. over-cast, figure-8 style in wool and animal
hair.
Ends: kilims at both top and bottom intact and in good state of
preservation.
Price $1700.00
Herat Ltd Antique Tribal Weavings
E-mail: ako@bellsouth.net
7024 S.W. 114 Place Miami, FL 33173 USA
Phone: (305) 412-0996
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Seen on www.herat.com
For Further Reading:
Index to JBOC's Rug
Notes
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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