Description
SHOBI carpet (Afghanistan), late 20th century Dimensions: 269 x 189cm. Technical features: wool velvet on cotton backing. A ruby field hosts a large central corolla, star-shaped and vegetalized in navy, ivory, ruby and celadon green. It's framed by two octagonal entomic shapes, topped by zoomorphic chevrons in the shape of scolopendras. Starry flowers and triangular entomic spandrels enhance the overall effect. The main ivory border with a succession of multicolored starry flowers is flanked by two navy counter-borders with florets and two serrated borders in positive/negative ivory and celadon. Beautiful contemporary graphics.
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SHOBI carpet (Afghanistan), late 20th century
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