Dragon Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool, cotton; plain weave with supplementary-weft embroidery (Soumak), Rug: H. 90 in. (228.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This embroidered rug features a design with repeating s-like motifs. They are arranged in four rows with a black one altenating with a white. The motif recalls a highly stylized dragon. This repeating pattern of stylized dragons gave the name 'Dragon Carpet' to this type of rug which was produced in Trans-Caucasia
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Dragon Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed, Caucasus, Wool, cotton, plain weave, supplementary-weft embroidery, Soumak, Rug, H, 90, 228.6 cm, Textiles-Rugs, embroidered, rug, features, design, repeating, motifs, arranged, four rows, black, altenating, white, motif recalls, highly stylized, dragon, repeating pattern, stylized dragons, gave, name, type, produced, Trans-Caucasia
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