Kuba Kilim Rug

Four diamonds hold hands down a red field, flanked by a congregation of little tree shapes.

This Kuba kilim rug comes from the Caucasus and dates to the 20th century. It is made of wool. Caucasian kilims are flat-woven, often in slit tapestry, and are generally admired for crisp, stepped geometry. A column of four linked diamonds runs down the red field, each nested with zigzag outlines in ivory, gray-blue and black. Smaller ovals and hexagons sit between them. A dark border carries a row of ivory tree-like motifs on a meandering line, and white fringe finishes each end. It measures 6.8 by 11.4 feet.

Symmetry, served with a generous fringe.