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Across a camel-colored field, one sees diagonally displayed multi-colored Turkman-style Ashik-guls.
A variety of small, secondary motifs contribute to the presentation.
Visually, the rug has a light, airy feel. This tonality suggests to me that the rug was woven in the Sistan region rather than a more northern location.
The knots are symmetrical. Two groups known to have used the symmetrical knot are the Kurds (northwest of Mashad) and the Bahluris or Balulis (mostly from the Qainet area, south of Mashad).
In the border one sees the so-called 'box-flower' (Boucher) or 'foot prints of a young dog' (Wagner) design.
The border ground color is a vibrant coral-orange, clear, deeply saturated and vibrant.
Condition: Excellent. the pile is full with no areas of wear or damage, although there is slight oxidation where black is used to outline the field motifs.
There is minor wear and loss to portions of the plain weave ends. Even with this loss the flat weave ends are approximately six inches in length. |
