Number 23char
Type Village
Material Wool
Style All Over
Origin Malayer
Size 324 x 216
Age 1900
3 x 2 format Malayer rugs are exceedingly rare. They usually come in either dozar or kelleh formats. This makes the present size very demanded, in addition to its functional appeal.
It retains a tribal, rustic charm. Note the grinning girls and the stylised peacocks. The boteh motifs float like seahorses in the midnight blue sea. Glorious condition, extant end kilim. All original.
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