Lot Essay
See the introductory essays for a brief discussion of Kula rugs.
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A KULA PRAYER RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The pale tomato mihrab spotted with muted polychrome flowerheads beneath an abrashed leaf spotted arch with an oxidized brown cross-panel above, in an abrashed pale indigo spotted inner border, a tomato flowerhead-filled middle border and a maize-yellow spotted outer border and cream ribbon-twist guard stripes, rewoven partial ends and sides, oxidized browns, even wear overall, areas of repiling throughout
Approximately 6ft. x 3ft. 11in. (183cm. x 119cm.)
Warp: wool, Z2S, ivory, brown, one strand ivory and one strand dark brown or one strand ivory and one strand light brown, Z2S, at times slightly undulating, depressed
Weft: 3 shoots red wool Z1, first and third undulating, second somewhat more so
Pile: wool Z1-2, symmetrical inclining to the left, H2.7 x V2.7/cm.
Remarks: lazy lines
WEST ANATOLIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The pale tomato mihrab spotted with muted polychrome flowerheads beneath an abrashed leaf spotted arch with an oxidized brown cross-panel above, in an abrashed pale indigo spotted inner border, a tomato flowerhead-filled middle border and a maize-yellow spotted outer border and cream ribbon-twist guard stripes, rewoven partial ends and sides, oxidized browns, even wear overall, areas of repiling throughout
Approximately 6ft. x 3ft. 11in. (183cm. x 119cm.)
Warp: wool, Z2S, ivory, brown, one strand ivory and one strand dark brown or one strand ivory and one strand light brown, Z2S, at times slightly undulating, depressed
Weft: 3 shoots red wool Z1, first and third undulating, second somewhat more so
Pile: wool Z1-2, symmetrical inclining to the left, H2.7 x V2.7/cm.
Remarks: lazy lines
Provenance
F. Ragaller, Munich
Acquired from above 30 July 1956 as a "Ladik" for DM350
Acquired from above 30 July 1956 as a "Ladik" for DM350