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Antique Caucasian Kuba (Khyrda Gül Chichi [so called Khirdagyd Chichi] design) or Antique Derbend carpet. Ian Bennett's Oriental Rugs Volume I plate: 410 Again, something of a peculiar mixture, although a very attractive rug notwithstanding. The field composition consists of a somewhat simplified 'Chichi' pattern on an ivory ground and the main border contains the 'Seichur' pattern but rendered in yellow, pale blue and orange, a most unusual colour combination. 1 see no reason why this piece should not be designated Kuba (compare it with pl. 358, for instance). Second half of the 19th century.
Note: If we attribute this rug to Kuba, then it is definitely not of Chichi origin, it must be woven somewhere south of Zeykhur / Seichour village. This could be Alpan or any other neighboring villages. But Derbend origin is very plausible too. (V.D.) |