Late 19th century, 214 x 166 cm, South West Caucasus

The village population of Transcaucasia showed great persistence in adhering to their traditional rug designs. This continuity only ended with the social upheavals in the wake of the Russian Revolution. So-called \"Pinwheel\"" Kazaks, featuring a distinctive design of eponymous steel blue forms decorated with spirals that suggest a rotary movement, green abstract dragons decorated with crescents and white rosettes, were woven throughout the 19th century as well as the early 20th century. However, only a very few examples were known until ca. 1980, which is why this Kazak type was considered particularly rare. The fact that this rug group is actually far larger only became evident after the end of the Soviet Union and the subsequent opening of the borders. – Signs of age and wear, uniformly low pile, a number of reknotted areas.

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