Rug - Kilim Soumak, 100 X 150 Cm, Finely Hand-knotted Wool In The Caucasus, Mid-20th Century

"Antique Soumak Kilim, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, 100 cm X 150 cm, lambswool treated like silk, mid-20th century, 1930-1950" Antique soumak in good condition, traces of light wear due to age.
In wool, originating from the Caucasus, fringes restored in the tradition.
Soumaks are embroideries on kilim; These rugs are woven in various regions of Central Asia, in eastern Turkey, Iran, and in the Caucasus mainly.
The word "soumak" certainly comes from the name of the city where they were created, "Sjemacha", located in the Kuba region in the Caucasus.
As supple and light as kilims, they have good ground support.
They are woven and embroidered flat by sedentary, semi-nomadic, nomadic women to decorate their homes and warm their interiors.
They are also dowry gifts for weddings.
Originally, they made them during the cold and harsh winter of these regions of Central Asia, after the planting and harvesting season has passed.
Soumaks are not real rugs but rather a kind of kilim, denser and rougher.
They are not reversible because the pile remains long on the reverse and are often used as table mats or bedspreads.
Our model, with its many symbols, ethnic motifs and stylized birds, remains in very good condition.
It presents beautiful shimmering colors, including rust, even coral, black, green and a sublime curry yellow.
It will delight an amateur, in love with this type of Caucasian work which has become "extremely rare" in such good conditions. Small medallions, 24, present stylized birds and ethnic signs.
Border with stylized crab decoration
Certainly the wear is present but such an artifact can be considered in very good condition, in view of the past years. Dimensions: width: 100 cm (39") x 150 cm (59") long.
This Soumak has been professionally and ecologically cleaned.
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Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic that stretches from the Caspian Sea to the Caucasus mountain ranges crossing Asia and Europe.
Its capital, Baku, is famous for its medieval city walls and fortifications.
The city walls house the Shirvanshahs Palace, also called the Shirvanshahs Palace.
A royal residence dating from the 15th century, and the Maiden Tower or Virgin Tower, which dominates the city.
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