East Caucasian rug, Caucasus
19th century
This rug has certain technical and design features that link it to the group of carpets produced in the eastern Caucasus (Kuba or Shirvan), but it is by no means typical. It is quite distinguished for the playfulness of its design. The weaver decided to make every element in the field unique, without any repetition of color combinations. This differs markedly from rugs produced under the Russian state-sponsored kustar system, which regulated and dispersed traditional designs, resulting in a faux-folk art. It is thus likely that this carpet dates to the period before the inception of the kustar system in the 1880s.
East Caucasian rug
Caucasus
19th century
Wool; knotted pile
From the Collection of William Fern
Photo by Don Tuttle Photography
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