COLLECTORS ITEM Antique Shirvan Pictorial Tribal 4Th Quarter 19TH Century Rug

Description: Caucasian rugs are made in one of two of major rug producing areas in central Asia (the other is Turkoman) and are both recognize for the high quality weaves of their respective nomadic tribes.Caucasian rugs with their highly distinctive and creative use of colors simple yet elegant childlike figures and expressive and elaborately decorate borders are welcome additions to any room of your home.Collectors of fine antiques over the world will proudly display these as either wall hangings or in areas of the home with less traffic representing these for what the truly are presentation of artistic expressions rarely seen today.Dimension Centimeters : 83 X 142Feet : 2 ft 7 inc X 4 ft 6 inc Condition: Good Material: WoolAll natural and Cochineal dyeCochineal dye was extremely expensive and indicates that this rug was probably woven for someone important and wealthy in the village or tribe. The carpet has other interesting natural colors as well, and possibly some early synthetic dye. Overall a very good color palette suitable for many decorating styles and a very nice sized antique rug in excellent condition for a good price.Materials: The material used for making tribal rugs are basically what these nomads have at their immediate disposal: wool from their sheep which is used in the warpa and weft as well as the pile. Some tribes use goat hair for over binding the sides (selvedges) or rugs. Camel hair is especially prized for the field areas of prayer carpets. When possible the sheep are driven into streams to wash them prior to shearing. The wool is then sorted by color and quality and then combed and spun. The wool is then dyed One person can generally can generally spin one kilo per day.Dyes: Natural dyes are still used, but since the 1950s pre-dyed wool yarn (using synthetic dyes) readily found in the towns and villages are often substituted for or combined with the natural dyes. The wild colors (some almost iridescent) often found in many Afghan carpets are surely synthetics. In natural dying, the yarn is presoaked in a fixing bath of alum, copper sulfate, ferrous sulfate, tin or urine. The yarn is then transferred to a dye bath and soaked until the desired color is obtained. The yarn is then washed and hung out to dry. Dying was usually done by the men. Natural dyes fade beautifully and often show as uneven coloring (abrash) . Abrash (meaning speckled or marbled) is commonly the result of a weaver running out of wool and having to dye another lot or buying a similar color from elsewhere. Abrash in no way detracts from the value of a tribal carpet, but is a desirable characteristic of a tribal weaving. A naturally dyed wool will fade right through whereas synthetic dyes will fade only on the tips where the light hits it. A newer tribal carpet can be "mellowed" by placing it in the direct sun for several days.This is a very beautiful rug which will light up your whole room. Will be difficult to find another rug of this vintage and condition in the market.Please ask for additional photos, I will be able to provide you more additional photos.My Prices already very reasonable, affordable and wholesale prices to the public. Dealers are also welcome to take advantage of high quality rugs at very low prices.My mission is to keep everyone of our customers happy and satisfied with their purchase with me and I pride myself on my customer service.All rugs are ready to be shipped right away within 48-72 hours. Shipping is done via DHL.Thank you so much for taking the time to browse in my store and always love to hear from you.1075

Price: 295 USD

Location: İslamabad

End Time: 2025-02-03T21:17:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 49 USD