Title:
 Luri (Lori) Rug
Southwest Persia
Size:

4’ 7” x 6’ 3”
Circa:
 1880
Cat. #:
278
Description:

This rug is an historically and ethnographically important rug. The nomadic Luri were not prolific weavers of pile rugs. Compared to other south Persian tribal groups there are comparatively few surviving examples.

This rug is both extremely rare and visually fascinating. The wool is wonderfully lustrous, the dyes wide-ranging and deeply saturated and the design execution primitive yet enchanting.

A litany of Luri design motifs are whimsically distributed across the field. The design execution is rustic, unpredictable and the essence of  what is the finest in genuine tribal folk art.

The resultant composition allows the viewer the joys of both discovery and re-interpretation, something seldom achieved in the tribal woven art.

Condition:   Excellent.  The pile is full and thick.  There are no areas of wear or damage.   There is approximately three inches of  end plain weave intact and in good repair.
Structure:
Warps:
Wool.  Natural dark brown and ivory plied both separately and together. 
 
Wefts:
Wool, dyed red.  There are two wefts between each row of  knots.
 
Knots:
Symmetrical.
 
Sides:
Five foundation warps are bundled and wrapped in alternating shades of red and green wool.
 
Ends:

Plain weave ends.
Price:
$15,000