3,425.00 €
A superb antique Uzbek Labijar kilim with abundant yellow coloration. This kilim shares many of the characteristics of typical Labijar kilims. However, what appears to be a “standard” kilim with Labijar lozenges becomes a beautiful piece in the hands of this weaver. Through a play of color in the lozenges, the otherwise rigid design is transformed into a kilim full of improvisation, movement, and creativity.
This lovely Labijar flatweave is entirely woven with natural dyes. The dyes have produced beautiful abrash, or color variations, particularly noticeable in the reddish-pink areas.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 317×175 cms
Origin: Labijar, Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1900s
LABIJAR KILIMS
The Labijar flatweaves have naRrow borders comprising two or three coloured zig-zag patterns completed with wide plain-coloured ends. The selvedges are broad rows of extra-weft reinforcement, often taking in five or six warps reinforced with brown wool and goat hair. Overall, the Labijar kilims are substantially made, with thick wool warps, occasionally twined with horse hair and dense, almost board-like wefts; all the patterning is worked in slitweave ot double-interlock weave.
LABIJAR
Labijar means “next to the canal” or “small river.” This well-irrigated area, encompassing four villages near the Darya-e Safid River close to Sherberghan, was deeply influenced by the occupation and colonization of Alexander the Great and the subsequent Seleucid Empire.
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| Weight | 10 kg |
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