Caucasus Afghan Area Rug

Description

Caucasus Afghan Area Rug

The Caucasian carpets are from the areas south, east and north of the mountain chain of the Caucasus. The significance of these beautiful carpets are their geometrical patterns, often with an imaginative and plentiful way of expression. Sometimes curvilinear animal and pattern figures occur in the carpets.

This particular Caucasus Afghan Area Rug is in Excellent Condition, and has a beautiful design encompassing three Eye motives (used to ward off the evil eye) surrounded by diamonds (signifying woman) with ram horns at its points (symbolising Fertility and masculine power or bravery). The field also contains some Cengel (Hooks- a motive for protection against the evil eye). The field is surrounded by a inner border  and guard border also made up of a Cengel (Hooks- a motive for protection against the evil eye) pattern, while the main border is made of lines with some Comb motives (protects Marriage and Birth).

Rendered beautifully in black, wine red, navy, ivory, camel, brown and green.