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ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN KARACHOP C1880For the discerning collector, Caucasian rugs offer a compelling dialogue between tribal symbolism, masterful geometry and the elemental strength of mountain wool. Woven with tightly spun, lanolin rich fleece and colored with saturated natural dyes madder root, indigo, walnut husk and cochineal these rugs possess both intellectual depth and extraordinary durability.

The wool is supple yet robust

They would weave in their yurts or in front of them under the open sky

rendered in saturated madder reds and deep indigo blues

regional villages and famous city looms

Natural madder and indigo dyes mature beautifully over time

This happens by shearing the pile and/or sun fading a rug that is steeped with nostalgia

An authentic Caucasian prayer rug for the discerning collector

Deep aubergine

Their compositional restraint heightens the impact of each element

lanolin-rich wool provides durability and luminous dye absorption

A primitive ethnographic art form was created that has endured with the passage of time in the same manner as it began thousands of years ago that started the evolution of all domestic textiles that adorn us today

Their quiet symbolism rewards careful contemplation

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