The rug offered here has several design characteristics which indicated that it is older than the more common Karakchopt Kazaks woven in the second half of the 19th century. The most prominent of these elements is the crab palmette border motif which is usually associated with Caucasian weavings of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Other unusual features found here include the barber-pole striped latchhooks of the central medallion, the ribbon-twist