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63- KUBA CHICHI
19th century, 4'2" x 4'4" [cm. 130 X 134]
Warp: wool
Weft: wool, two shoots after each row of knots
Knotting: Ghiordes, wool, 110 knots per square inch (1750 per dm.2]
In contrast to the
preceding piece, this one illustrates how a weaver's individuality
shapes and modifies a design according to his or her own personality. This
example is crisp and modern compared with its
neighbor, and indeed it was
woven more recently.
Throughout this rug the shapes are clean and regular. The octagons are each
enclosed in a separate rectangle. Bright colors—red, yellow, green, blue,
and white—on the dark blue background accentuate the rug's fine condition
and the clarity of the design.
published at Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's The Oriental Rug
Lit: Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's The Oriental Rug, plate 63
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