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A Karagashli Rug,
Northeast Caucasus, dated 1329 (1911).
Approximately 7 ft. 3 in. by 4 ft. 2 in. (2.21 m.
by 1.27 m.)
Warp: Wool, Z5S, ivory
Weft: Cotton (Z1) Z2S, 2 shoots, white
Pile: Wool, symmetrical knot
Density: 9 horizontal, 15-16 vertical
Sides: Cotton, 2 cords of 2 warps each,
overcast blue
Ends: 1 in. blue cotton kilim then 1 in.
multi-knotted long-cabled fringe tied at bottom
Colors: Indigo, ivory, cranberry, tumeric,
caramel, pale to deep hunter green, Copenhagen
blue, black cherry, seal brown, moss, fuschia
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