Number 184
Type Village
Material Wool
Style Medallion
Origin Malayer
Size 202 x 139
Age 1900
Excellently woven and perfectly preserved, this beauty would pass off as a great Malayer of rather traditional design had it not been for the colors. The pink natural dye is outrageously attractive and appears better in the detail photos attached. Hardly any pink rugs from that time period (or any other really) were made. The color is obtained by treating the madder plant used for red dyes with natural substances with low pH factor.
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