AZERBAIJAN, CIRCA 1880

Details

A KURDISH RUNNER
AZERBAIJAN, CIRCA 1880
Overall very good condition
16ft.5in. x 2ft.11in. (500cm. x 89cm.)

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Please note that this runner was woven by Kurdish weavers in Azerbaijan and not north west Persia as stated in the catalogue.

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Lot Essay

A related example, attributed to the Shakak tribe in the area west of Lake Urmia, displays the same stepped, hooked cruciform motifs as the present rug, which Burns interprets as a representation of a pond turtle, (J.D. Burns, Antique Rugs of Kurdistan. A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, London 2002, no. 64).

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