Amristar rug (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Punjab regio - Lot 410

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Amristar rug (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Punjab regio - Lot 410
Amristar rug (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Punjab region (eastern Pakistan and northwestern India), circa 1950–1970 H. 552 cm - W. 400 cm AC The rug is adorned with a small polychrome medallion on an ivory background, enhanced by a polychrome geometric floral design. A wide ivory border featuring garlands of multicolored flowers frames the composition. “Amritsar is another major weaving center in the Punjab; it was founded in 1579 by a Sikh guru, Ram Das, and is considered a holy city by Sikhs. The first mills, opened in 1860, employed weavers from Kashmir, where they had been settled to weave their magnificent traditional shawls. Later, at the instigation of British trading houses, other factories were established in the Amritsar area. » Bibliographic reference: SABAHI, T. – Splendors of Oriental Carpets – Éd. Atlas, Paris – 1987 – p. 412.
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