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19th Century Antique Eagle Kazak Rug
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Eagle Kazak – Karabagh, South Caucasus
This masterful design is known as the “Eagle Kazak” and was produced in Chelaberd, Karabagh. Made in a larger format than usual, this Eagle Kazak has four medallions representing the sun in its radiant power. The sun’s rays are made with high precision. They are made up of twelve feathers and produce a captivating visual effect. A set of roses appears inside the medallions, and their surroundings are rich in geometric motifs and stylized animals. This piece has a rare detail in other Eagle Kazak rugs: the medallions are separated by intervals of coloured arrows. Even rarer is to find this rug with four medallions. The carpet is clean and ready for use.
This famous Chelaberd design is generally known as “Eagle Kazak” or “Sunburst Kazak” in the antique rug market. Although the carpet market uses the term Kazak, this radiantly designed carpet was not woven in the Kazak region but in Karabagh, located south of Kazak. The rug's base is made of wool or sometimes a mixture of wool and goat hair. The fur is made from lustrous, silky sheep’s wool.
Most 19th-century Chelaberds have two or three medallions, and some have two and a half medallions, while “Single Eagles”, with just one medallion, are more difficult to find. They were probably originally used to represent sunbeams. Eagle Kazak rugs often have small animals, including birds and human figures, woven into the main field in contrast to the grandeur of their main cosmic design. Scholars believe that this contrast represents the macrocosm and microcosm and that life on the planet is part of the universal order. Caucasian carpet edges known as “crab” are typical in Eagle Kazak and other Karabagh carpets.
Most of the “Eagles Kazak” carpets available on the carpet market today are inferior pieces produced in the workshops that Stalin set up in the 1920s for export. On the other hand, the finest “Eagle Kazak” rugs made in the 19th century are lovely works of art, produced with intentional inconsistencies, spontaneity and radiant colours, including magnificent shades of green and teal. Most pieces of artistic calibre were woven at the turn of the 20th century or the end of the 19th century, while examples from the 1870s and the first half of the 19th century are rarely available. These early Chelaberds are highly prized when they are in good condition.
- Dimensions:Width: 55.91 in (142 cm)Length: 114.97 in (292 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Knotted
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- Date of Manufacture:Dated 1894
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- Seller Location:Barueri, SP, BR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9788239450602
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