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Old Kuba Kilim Rug, Caucasian Carpet

About the Item

This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition. This Kilim is from Kuba, a city in Azerbaijan in the Caucasus region. It is characterized by bright colors using strong dyed colors. Although it is old, the colors remain very strong and the contrast is clear. The pattern is also original and the design is unique. Arrow motifs, animals, and flowers are also woven. The pattern drawn in the green field surrounded by zigzags in the center is truly unique, and it has a strange feeling like a message drawn by an alien. That's not the only unusual thing. Letters and years are woven at the bottom. The strong contrast between black and colors like red earth makes the other colors (which themselves are natural dyes and each one actually a muted hue) stand out and brighten up. It may be a Kilim full of individuality like Picasso in painting. Kuba kilims are often decorated with large abstract indented medallions arranged in a well-organized format, and this composition appears from the number of such kilims to have been popular with the weavers. Others have large, central, hooked medallions which run down the center, the full length of the rug. Such compositions are usually completed by a border of repeated motifs, and few areas of the rug are left undecorated. Kuba kilims in general have a greater diversity of composition than other Caucasian kilims and their colors vary from a dark to a softer palette. The slit-weave technique is employed as a rule.
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 73.63 in (187 cm)Length: 127.56 in (324 cm)
  • Style:
    Kilim (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Natural Fiber,Wool,Hand-Knotted,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1960
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Minor repairs, with antique natural dyed wool threads by our repair specialists. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Tokyo, JP
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU8206233616192
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