175 - VERY ORIGINAL AND IMPORTANT, KAZAK RUG (South Caucasus, ca. 1980)

VERY ORIGINAL AND IMPORTANT, KAZAK RUG (South Caucasus, ca. 1980) Ruby-red field decorated with six rows of three geometric medallions depicting stylized turtles, crabs, and tarantulas in polychrome, surrounded by a scattering of geometric flower vases and multicolored star-shaped flower buds. Multiple borders, the main one in ivory featuring a design of stylized hourglasses surrounded by hunters’ arrows. Wool pile on a wool backing. Good overall condition. Beautiful design (without central medallion) Dimensions: 400 x 307 cm Bibliography: Ulrich Schurman, Edwin Gans Ruedin (Caucasian Rugs), *Rugs of the Caucasus* by Ian Bennett, Dr. Thompson, Roger Bechirian