KAZAK
Southern Central Caucasian Antique Rug

(Connoisseur-Caliber) Early, folkloric Kazak rugs woven by the tribal women of the Caucasus Mountains are especially dear to the heart of many tribal rug collectors. Their elemental vigor and unabashed spontaneity communicate the infectious joie de vivre of their creators. This irrepressibly charming piece employs deeply abstracted renditions of traditional symbolic motifs in a manner that is at once freeform and harmonious ordered. In the rug’s field, the weaver features a pair of intentionally different sizes of the “Wheel of Life” mandala for comedic effect. This weaver also included some of the things that were precious to her as well. The twinkling stars visible in the depth of night, kites floating in the mountain sky, the comb she used to help create her rugs, and perhaps her husband carrying barrels of water on his shoulders are all expressive images.

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