“Design by Rahim
Spring Sailer”

American embroidery from the flea market.

Here’s a puzzler:
Mushwani, 5’1″ x 7’5″, dated 1994. No coherant translation of Farsi text, yet. The wool is super fine, very well knotted. The use of different checkerboard techniques is noteworthy, particularly how the checkerboard coloration is used to create convincing pictorial depth. $1400

Iranian hunting rug featuring bow hunters on horseback.







I have included many photos to show the material and structural differences between rugs from northwest Iran and west Afghanistan.

This rug depicts the founder of Shia Islam, Ali. The writing says, “The Imam Ali, in whom God has given a great gift.” Note that his sword and green head dress.