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First related rug |
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Only one part of the picture in
Wright and Wertime's very good book, "Caucasian Carpets and Covers" is displayed
here (the full picture is on p. 72 of the book). It's a Baku district pile rug, Chaili
village (Zakgorstorg lithograph 1928). The published rug has a more rigid design and is
probably younger than mine, but the relations in design are evident |
My Caucasian rug |
Second related rug |
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I found a second related example
(OBannon, "Oriental Rugs", #36, picture from Peter Pap).
It is labeled
Shirvan (Chaili rugs are commonly categorized as Shirvan ). This rug has a nice design and
is more organized, but lacks the tribal character of mine. It is otherwise very similar
and was probably woven by settled villagers. O'Bannon attributes it to circa 1880. |
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