Antique Caucasian Kazak Long Rug or Short Runner from the Western Caucasus

A superb example of a Gendje long rug with multi coloured diagonal stripes in superb natural colours giving the rug a very light feel. The rug is framed by a classic but simple flora...

Antique Caucasian Kazak rug, circa 1875. All wool and natural dyes. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professionally). Measures:  4'3" x 7'7".

An antique rug rare Caucasian Kazak handmade carpet from the 18th century. This carpet is with an unusual geometric rug pattern on red brick background. This woven rug is surrounded ...

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...

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...

Antique Caucasian Kazak long rug or short runner from the Western Caucasus. A very good example of a Kazak runner or long rug, with strong bold medal...