EAST CAUCASUS, DATED AH 1304 / 1887 AD

Details

A DAGHESTAN PRAYER RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, DATED AH 1304 / 1887 AD
Lightly corroded dark brown otherwise full pile throughout, outer end guard stripes rewoven, selvages rebound, overall very good condition
5ft.3in. x 3ft. (163cm. x 94cm.)

Provenance

With Bernadout & Bernadout Gallery, London in 1970's, where purchased by the present owner

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Descriptif du lot

The field design of stylised palmettes is a readily recognisable motif in Daghestan weavings and it is not uncommon to find a a credible date within the mihrab. On the present rug we find the date woven in three individual places within the mihrab. In addition to the stylised pastel polychrome palmettes, the weaver has included a plethora of small devices that include jewellery, amulets, combs, flowers and trees of life, all of which were intended to ward off evil and protect the rug's owner.

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