Number 1051
Material Wool
Style Prayer Rug
Origin Baluch
Type Central Asian
Size 134 x 95
Age 1890
The most eagerly sought after Baluch rugs recently have been so-called Bird Baluch, their designs composed of stylized peacocks lined up in rows. They are usually brown in main color, occasionally deep indigo and rarely red. What makes this example unique is that it is also a prayer rug, the only such instance I have seen of a bird-prayer Baluch!
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