Baluch “Karai” rug # 443

Size: 3’6” x 5’6”

Age: second half 19th century

Knotted open left with depressed warp weave

Design is a variation of an enlarged detail from a mina-khani design. Main border is remarkable both for its uncommon design and the particularly striking and beautiful red. The ground of the field shifts from an intense dark blue in the lower half to a partly corroded black in the upper half