Antique large rug No. 42242 Aubusson, ca. 1920 Europe 706 x 396 cm
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| Item Number: |
42242 |
| Name: |
Aubusson, ca. 1920 |
| Country of Origin: |
Europe |
| Size: |
706 x 396 cm |
| Made:
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ca. 1920 |
Foundation
(warp and weft): |
wool (this is a flatweave without pile) |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
brown |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental flatweave |
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This piece is a Kilim. What is a Kilim? "Kilim" is a generic term for all Oriental rugs which have no pile (also Palas, Sumakh, Sileh, Verneh..) therefore being flat weave. Kilims serve nomads as an isolating and decorative floor covering or blanket in their tents. Many Kilims are as well used as prayer rugs kneeing on them in order to pray towards Mekka 5x a day ("the prayer rug of the modest man"). Due to the technique of their making Kilims almost always have generous geometric designs. In case of a floral design it is mostly strongly stylized. Altogether Kilims are beautiful pile-less rugs with an extra portion of character.
This Oriental rug has a so called "open design". Any rug in which the medallion is surrounded by a large area of a plain one-colored field and if at all have corner patterns within the field. The open design is currently experiencing a come back and became very popular.
