Kuba Rug with Ascending Palmettes and Flowers

The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.27. This is an ascending palmettes and flowers design rug from the 18th century, Kuba region, Eastern Caucasus area. Kuba rugs of this predominantly yellow-ground group are well-known and highly desirable among specialist collectors. A listing of the examples to have appeared at auction over the past decade appeared in Hali 63, p. 134. This is one of the first rugs in the ten-year history of the Orient Stars Collection. It is framed with a series of borders and the design of the rug is interpreted by our designers, and the most appropriate colors to match the original is used for this carpet.

Color summary:  10 colors in total;

• Bistre Brown  411 (Pomegranate - Madder Root)
• Tawny Olive  538 (Dyer’s Weed - Madder Root)
• Natural Wool Color  320 (Specially Washed)
• Rufous  308 (Madder Root)
• Navy Blue  432 (Indigo - Pomegranate)
• Dark Salmon  310 (Madders Root - Walnut Husk)
• Cadet Blue 26 (Spurge - Indigo)
• Melancholy  122 (Spurge - Madder Root)
• Baby Pink  146 (Madder Root)
• Russian Green  418 (Henna - Indigo)

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