Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.
The nomads would tuck their feet under the blankets to warm themselves and on top of the blankets was placed the ru korssi. This piece was made by Baluch tribes during the last quarter of the 19th century and has a plain-weave natural camel-hair central field containing two 'trees-of-life' and surrounded by a wide madder-red border in knotted-pile. Note the tiny quadrupeds woven into the area around the base of the trees - quite charming!
Size: 1.10m x 0.92m (3' 7" x 3' 0").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
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