Genje
Mid 19th century, 184 x 112 cm, Central Caucasus
The weave and pile wool suggest that this highly unusual rug was woven in the Genje region. The whole of the central field is taken up by horizontal design bands in which rectangles, triangles, diamonds and cone shapes combine into a mosaic of chaotic appearance. The two white-ground panels at the ends of the field, each decorated with five double hooks, provide the vital organising factor; without them the composition would lack a fixed structure. In the narrow brown border, diamonds quartered by colour change have been joined into a design chain. – Uniformly low pile, the brown sections are corroded and have been largely repiled.
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Mid 19th century, 184 x 112 cm, Central Caucasus
The weave and pile wool suggest that this highly unusual rug was woven in the Genje region. The whole of the central field is taken up by horizontal design bands in which rectangles, triangles, diamonds and cone shapes combine into a mosaic of chaotic appearance. The two white-ground panels at the ends of the field, each decorated with five double hooks, provide the vital organising factor; without them the composition would lack a fixed structure. In the narrow brown border, diamonds quartered by colour change have been joined into a design chain. – Uniformly low pile, the brown sections are corroded and have been largely repiled.
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