Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
177. Rare Afghan prayer rug, silk, decorated with tribal motifs and the tree of life, approx. 1950
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177. Rare Afghan prayer rug, silk, decorated with tribal motifs and the tree of life, approx. 1950
Starting price:
EUR 400
Not sold
silk, 121 x 73 cm, 121 Ã 73 cm
Silk rugs in Afghanistan are very rare, being woven mainly by Turkmen tribes in the northwest of the country. This is a double niche prayer rug. The niche
illustrates a medallion made up of various Turkmen and animal gules, the whole medallion actually representing a tree of life. The tree is flanked by two rows of symbols for fertility and luck.
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Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
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