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an antique kuba long rug
The indigo field with a single column of small flower-heads at each side, around four rust and ivory large shaped medallions with occasional animal containing light blue, brick-red and pistachio-green rectangular panels with chequered lozenges enclosing a hooked lozenge centre piece flanked by smaller hooked panels, within an ivory glass motif and serrated leafy vine, between ribbon and barber pole stripes, corroded black areas
262cm. x 120cm.
The indigo field with a single column of small flower-heads at each side, around four rust and ivory large shaped medallions with occasional animal containing light blue, brick-red and pistachio-green rectangular panels with chequered lozenges enclosing a hooked lozenge centre piece flanked by smaller hooked panels, within an ivory glass motif and serrated leafy vine, between ribbon and barber pole stripes, corroded black areas
262cm. x 120cm.