Chichi? And the writing?

[Alessandro Viale Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alessandro Viale]

Dear all,
we have inherited this beautiful carpet. It should be around 80 years old. After looking in many books I cannot tell where it is from. I recognise a Chichi border and some elements of the Kuba's area, but the rest of the carpet doesn't look like that very much. Somebody in the family said it was Tajik. Also what are these black fringes?

Moreover, there is something written. Is it a date? There is also another one, but it is really hard to read it.

Thank you for any help,
Alessandro Viale

[Steve Price Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Steve Price]

Hi

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I'm confused a bit by your rug. The first photo doesn't have the same borders on each side, but later photos do. I agree that the border looks like a design from the Caucasus, but the rug looks to almost certainly be from someplace in Central Asia. Your estimate that it's 80 years old seems about right. The black fringes are the ends of the warps. The inscription is illegible (to me), but doesn't look like a date.

Regards,

Steve Price

[Alessandro Viale Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alessandro Viale]

Thank you Steven,
I just wrote an email to you.

Also thank you about your analysis of the carpet. The first photo is probably a little cropped but yes the two long sides are the same as well as the two short ones. Does the fact that there are two inscriptions mean this is from a city?

Regards,
Alessandro Viale

[Steve Price Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Steve Price]

Hi Alessandro

Neither inscription looks like a date to me. I don't think it tells us anything at all.

Steve