Kuba Kilim Rug

Diamonds inside diamonds inside diamonds, with a few small figures tucked in for company.

This Kuba kilim rug comes from the Caucasus and dates to the 20th century. It is wool. Kuba, or Quba, lies in the northeast of present day Azerbaijan, and its weavers are generally known for crisp geometry and strong reds. A brick red field holds a column of large stepped diamonds, each filled with smaller nested diamonds in navy, slate blue, ivory and rust. The central medallion is darker and busier than the rest. A stepped meander border in ivory and black runs all around, inside a narrow sawtooth edge. It is 5.4 feet wide and 14.2 long.

Long, narrow and never short of something to say.