Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

MIDDLE EAST – Caucusus
Kaitag
18 th Century
Daghestan
Silk floss embroidery with couching
on hand loomed cotton.
56 x 99 cm 22 x 39 in
Large central medallion with adjacent half medallions
of same design. Bright red rings surround each of the
three bands around the center. Worm-like forms in
outer band and dots in inner band are influenced by
traditional designs of tattoos worn by women of the
mountain regions.
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