4'2''x7'7'' Antique Ivory Ground Caucasian Kazak Wool Rug, circa 1875

A South Caucasian Kazak rug with an archaic design and wonderfully saturated natural dyes. Very good condition with medium wool pile on wool foundation. Dates back to 1850s. Size: 5...

An antique Caucasian Kazak rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Very good original condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed p...

A classical antique Talish long rug from the Caspian coast of South East Caucasus. Ca 1860. Size: 3.3x7.2 ft. Talish rugs are named after the tribe that live in this territory and w...

Antique Caucasian Gendje Kazak rug with diagonal stripes All natural dyes, medium pile, very good original condition. Sturdy and as clea...

In circa 1179 a young man who would grow up to be Cinggis Qahan (Ghengis Khan) was aided by the son of the Chieftain of the Arulat clan. The young man was Bo'orcu. He became one of Cinggis Qahan's Dorben Kulu'ud (Great Warriors). In the Yuan ch'ao pi-shih, Quatrain 205, it is recorded that later in life Cinggis Qahan said "Let Bo'orcu govern the ten thousand of the right hand which take the Altai as pillow." In other words the Qahan gave a proto-tribal unit to a key general. The Lu of Bo'orculu as coming from the same root as the Mongol term Ulus which means the land, animals, and people, that a that an IL or tribal group controls. These people became known as the Bo'orculu or people of Bo'orcu. Over the years Bo'orculu becomes Borchalu. So if Ford is correct and I believe he is that the Borchalu are Mongol than they must be descended from the Horde of Bo'orcu. The Sultanate of Borchali was located in the southeastern part of Georgia and in the eastern part of today's Turkey. At the beginning of the 18th century, Borchali was vassal of the Khanate of Ganja and in 1736 was ceded by Persian Emperor Nadir Shah...

The Caucasian carpets are from the areas south, east and north of the mountain chain of the Caucasus. Carpets, made before 1925, can be divided into five groups namely; Kazak, Karabach, Sjirvan, Kuba and Dagestan carpets...

19th Century Caucasian Kazak Carpet ( 4'5" x 7'3" - 135 x 221 )

Antique Caucasian Kazak circa 1880. A south west Caucasian Kazak handwoven rug circa 1880. The three soft blue panels surrounded by a delightful frame filled with wonderful star shap...