CENTRAL ASIAN CARPET

Early 20th century
Handwoven, wool, natural dyes
72.5 x 37 in (184 x 94 cm)

There is a fabric sleeve sewn on the back of the carpet in case it is desired to be hung

This lot will be shipped in a roll

A whimsical Baluch carpet from the area straddling present-day Persia and Afghanistan. The drawing comprises an abstracted tree of life laid on a camel brown field, with the trunk of the tree forming the central vertical axis and the leaves are represented by angular hooked paisley botehs. A system of several narrow borders frames the field, with each border filled with different forms of flowers and abstract geometric icons.