Baluch Prayer Rug, Northeast Persia. An older example of a highly collectible type, one which most interested in Baluch rugs would love to keep. The complete kilim end is elaborately detailed, while the top end may be missing something if one believes these ends were intended to be the same length. The blue ground featuring an ascending tree like device in the center appears to be a common theme of these so called Taimuri group rugs entering the marketplace from both sides of the border – northwest Afghanistan and northeast Persia. The elaborate finish of kilim ends suggests the latter. The primary border, too, is one not immediately associated with the rugs from Afghanistan. 36" x 60" (90m x 150cm). Asymmetric knot open left, 8h x 11v = 88 kpsi. Colors (6): medium red, 2 blues (dark, medium), corrosive olive, natural ivory/white, corrosive black. Published: Plate 2. Cole, T. FROM THE LAND OF THE SUN. THE RICHARD STEWART COLLECTION OF BALUCH RUGS, BAGS, AND TRAPPINGS. 2022.

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