Antique Kazak Rug 45638

Kazak Rug, Caucasus, Circa 1900 - Boldly colored and intricately decorated, this antique Kazak rug creatively uses a limited number of modular motifs to create a stacked lozenge medallion, formal borders and complementary emblems that embellish the composition. Interlocking latch hook details create an impressive counterchange pattern using contrasting colors while minute protection symbols decorate the vividly colored field. Crenellated fence outer borders rendered in a striking combination of sapphire blue and vermillion enclose the field along with main borders that are decorated with continuing variations of the reciprocal latch hook motifs. Clear, crisp white details surrounded by contrasting outlines are paired with saturated hues of sapphire blue, vermillion and teal. Barber-pole guardbands separate the field and main borders adding another layer of tribal flair to this archetypal Kazak rug.