Kouba Caucasian circa 1880 antique. Collector's item, Size: 542 x 196 (cm) 17' 9" x 6' 5" carpet id: P-5879
The design of the center is typical Kouba Karagashli, vegetable dyes, the black color is oxidized, the warp and the weft threads are 100% wool, the knots are hand spun wool, allover design with indigo background, the surrounded large border is green with floral design, the two edges are finished with tiny kelim, the oxidized places are mostly short pile, soft as an handkerchief and high standard quality, rare example.
a similar example was published in the catalog of " caucasian rugs ", by Ulrich Schurmann on page 96.