$1,690. A brick-red field carries a vertical file of navy and gold geometric medallions, with large star rosettes and hooked ornament filling the intervals between, wrapped by a saffron-gold border of serrated leaves. The Kazak name belongs to the southwestern Caucasus, in what is now Armenia and Georgia, where weavers worked on a long pile and a coarse, robust weave that suited a mountain climate and produced the boldest geometry in the entire carpet world. Hooked ornament, the small latch-like projections seen throughout the field, is thought to derive from ancient protective devices and appears across Caucasian weaving in countless variations. Drawn with clean, confident line and a warm, high-contrast palette. Design pattern: Column of geometric medallions with star rosettes, Kazak. Size: 4'0" x 5'8". Gallery Collection.