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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 986732, member: 8363"]I am not knowledgeable about rugs; I just started studying the subject over the last few years in order to purchase. I noticed some similar motifs in Baluch rugs - though not the same motifs. <span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">Here is an example </span></font></span>Notice the row of the small red and black house shapes edged in white in both rugs. It is just a possible line of inquiry if you don't get a definitive answer. A few things struck me - they are nomads and don't produce large rugs; they leave a long edge before the fringe; and they use white thread to call out motifs. I could be completely wet though, so take this only as an effort to give you a line of inquiry.</p><p><img src="https://www.bada.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/object/2019-05-07/8307close7.jpg?itok=SqP78UoY" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 986732, member: 8363"]I am not knowledgeable about rugs; I just started studying the subject over the last few years in order to purchase. I noticed some similar motifs in Baluch rugs - though not the same motifs. [SIZE=16px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)]Here is an example [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]Notice the row of the small red and black house shapes edged in white in both rugs. It is just a possible line of inquiry if you don't get a definitive answer. A few things struck me - they are nomads and don't produce large rugs; they leave a long edge before the fringe; and they use white thread to call out motifs. I could be completely wet though, so take this only as an effort to give you a line of inquiry. [IMG]https://www.bada.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/object/2019-05-07/8307close7.jpg?itok=SqP78UoY[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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