Karabagh Prayer Rug
| Title | Karabagh Prayer Rug |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kazakhstan, Caucasus |
| Date | 1875/1900 19th century |
| Medium | Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots" |
| Classification | weaving - carpet |
| Origin | Caucasus Caucasus |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Willis D. Nance |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Karabagh Prayer Rug” is a work by Kazakhstan, Caucasus, dated 1875/1900. It is executed in wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots" and classified as weaving - carpet. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1875/1900. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Caucasus. Browse more public-domain art from Caucasus.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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