Sold 19th Century Malayer, Northwest Persian Rug, 29.5″x49.5″, D0326

Type: Antique Malayer, Northwest Persian Rug

Age: 1890

Item: D0326

Dim: 29.5″ x 49.5″

Ethnic Origin: Kurdish

Region: Northwest Persia

Condition: Low Pile overall, with clear original design with old, soft Vegetable dyes still shining through.

All sides and ends have been appropriately conserved and stabilized using waked linen thread on sides and fringes.

There are a few areas on the back that have also been stabilized from storage folds.It has been professionally washed.

Remarks: This rug is at least 130 years old.  It was made in Northwest Persia, just below the Caucasus,  in a Kurdish village by a weaver using only naturally derived dyes.  It incorporates a very old design of a Harshang or crab-like motif seen in rare, old Northwest Persian rugs as well as other shamanistic symbols associated with well being and good fortune. This piece is best used as wall art or decor to preserve its life for decades. If you intend to use as floor decor, please pair it with a good pad.