Kazakhstan, Caucasus

Karabagh Prayer Rug

1875/1900
Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"
161.3 × 112.4 cm (63.5 × 44.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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