A rare antique Kuba rug, second half  19th century, Northern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

This is a striking piece with its large-scale border contrasting with the relatively tiny instrumentation of its field.

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The scale of the border makes the field seem plainish but looked at more closely it has its own dense instrumentation.



Below is a long section of this spacious, colorful border with its abrashed green-green-blue ground.