Avar Dagestan Kilim 21281SOLD
ORIGIN
Caucasus, Daghestan Region
PERIOD
Late 19th century
CONDITION
Good
CONDITION REPORT
Some wear on edges, some small repairs
CONSTRUCTION
Wool warp and weft
Tightly woven slitweave
DIMENSIONS
Length 356cms
Width 149cms
CATEGORY
Short runner
NOTES
Some intriguing design and totemic elements. The abrash in the overall design appears to be deliberate, illustrating perhaps what Paul Ramsey terms, “an underlying aesthetic of controlled abrash.” (?) See: The Dragon Dums of Daghestan, Hali, Issue 89 November 1996, p.79.
