Kuba Pile Rug

Two great diamonds stack up the middle, with odd winged motifs guarding each end.

This Kuba pile rug is from the Caucasus, in wool. Weavers in the Kuba region of the eastern Caucasus produced a wide range of rugs and flatweaves, generally known for bold geometric designs and saturated reds and blues. A deep navy field holds two large stepped diamonds in red, gold and ivory, sprouting thin branches on all sides. At each end, a winged form with hooked tips spreads across the field above a row of small motifs. A border of red and blue hooks frames it all. It measures 5.11 by 10.11 feet.

Every hook and step seems to have somewhere to be.