Caucasian Long Rug Multicolor Motif

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Caucasian Antique Rug

This modern Caucasian scatter shows a three-panel ivory field decorated by red and green "Lesghi stars" and framed by multiple borders whose motives include rosettes, reciprocal doub...

This south Caucasian rug in partially distressed condition features a green extended hexagonal panel with a pole medallion of stepped red diamonds terminating in bold straw pentagons...

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On a navy to black ground, the notched and pointed crimson sub field displays a navy or black cartouche with six Memling guls accented in straw, ivory, red and black. Four more Memli...

Beautiful antique Kazak hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This rug has yellow, blue, and beige accents featuring an all-over geometric design. This rug measures: 4'2" x 8'8".

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...

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...

Elegant tribal Caucasian Kazak rug made of fine wool with beautifully executed geometric motifs of people and plants medallions surrounded by intricate blue Border. The rug handwoven...

Antique Caucasian Lampa-Karabagh long rug with repeat medallion design. An interesting rug belonging to a well known group of Karabagh rugs with large floral medallions. This exam...