AZERI TURKISH WOVEN RUG

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

AZERI TURKISH WOVEN RUG

Entry/Object ID

98.8.1.1

Description

Color: Blue, green, red An Azeri Turkish-made woven rug, 1990s. The item, purchased from Eastern Oriental Rugs, is an old Persian design in blues, greens, and reds and is manufactured in eastern Turkey using natural dyes. The piece has a three-layer border, with the outside of white background and red and blue designs consisting of broekn lines and chevrons; the middle having a red background and several geometric designs in blue, white, and red; and the iner like the outer. The inside, or central, field has a red outer area with blue, white, red, and pink designs and the middle section has a large blue background design with a central panel in red. There are extensions on each end of this last design with four prongs in blue with red centers and two large appendages at the ends in red with blue and white detail. White fringe is at the ends of this new rug, which is in mint condition.

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Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Rugs, Woven Legends [Firm], Rugs--Middle East, Rugs, Oriental--Middle East

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Object Name

Rugs