Kuba Kilim Rug

Three diamonds line up down the center like lanterns down a dark hall.

This Kuba kilim rug comes from the Caucasus and dates to the 20th century. It is wool. Kilims are flat-woven, without pile, and Caucasian weavers often used bold, slit-tapestry geometry to build their large central medallions. Here a long, dark field holds three linked diamonds in red, blue and ivory, their stepped outlines saw-toothed. Small hooked crosses and stars float on either side, and branching lines fringe the whole. Deep green corners and a red outline complete it. It measures 5.3 by 12.7 feet.

Long enough for a hallway, bold enough for a grand one.