Description

second half 19th century, 224 x 164 cm, East Caucasus, Kuba

Pile rugs depicting dragon figures were woven in the Caucasian khanates from as early as the 16th century and have survived in considerable numbers. They obviously provided the models for dragon sumakhs. Drawn in the geometric style characteristic of sumakhs, the design of this impressive example has been arranged freely and spaciously in the red field, with a row of palmettes used as the vertical central axis of the mirror-image composition. Animals and plants showing different degrees of abstraction have been added. The collector, a musician of world renown, purchased the dragon sumakh at Nagel auctioneers, Stuttgart, in 1999.

BURNS, JAMES D., The Caucasus. Traditions in Weaving. Seattle 1987, no. 51 *** SPUHLER, FRIEDRICH / KÖNIG, HANS / VOLKMANN, MARTIN, Alte Orientteppiche. Munich 1978, no. 60 *** HERRMANN, EBERHART, Asiatische Teppich- und Textilkunst 2. Munich 1990, no. 33

NAGEL, auction of 11 November 1999, lot 73

Condition

A restored area in the lower finish. The braided fringes have been replaced in this area, with a small section of the border below rewoven. Otherwise in good condition.

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Dragon Sumakh

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