{"product_id":"kuba-rug-with-octagonal-medallions","title":"Kuba Rug with Octagonal Medallions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe design source of the rug comes from the book \u003cb\u003eOriental Rugs Volume 1 Caucasian, Ian Bennett, Oriental Textile Press, Aberdeen 1993, nr.306. \u003c\/b\u003eThis is an unusual hooked octagonal medallion design rug from the 19th century, Kuba region, Caucasus area. The series of octagon medallions arranged in horizontal rows, each with a delicately drawn star-motif center, is reminiscent of a group of octagon rugs attributed to Kuba in the southern Caucasus. Whichever weaving center produced this rug in the past times, it has a rare design of great charm. The design of the rug is interpreted by our designers, and the soft colors are used for this rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKuba is the principal town in an area between Shirvan to the south and Daghestan to the north. To it were attributed many of the older groups of Caucasian carpets, including the 'dragon' rugs; this traditional view is now coming under increasing attack, primarily on historical grounds - the town of Kuba itself having been founded only in the mid-18th century. The Kuba area is, in reality, part of north Shirvan and an attribution to southern Shirvan for many of the earliest extant Caucasian carpets is, at least, a reasonable hypothesis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor summary:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 colors in total; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFalu Red \u003c\/strong\u003e 552 (Madder Root - Pomegranate) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Wool Color \u003c\/strong\u003e 320 (No Dye - Specially Washed)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCadet Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e 26 (Spurge - Indigo)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNavy Blue \u003c\/strong\u003e 432 (Indigo -  Pomegranate)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCocoa Brown \u003c\/strong\u003e 109 (No Dye - Sheep's Own Color)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePine Tree \u003c\/strong\u003e 420 (Henna - Indigo) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBurlywood \u003c\/strong\u003e 135 (Spurge - Madder Root) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDark Sienna \u003c\/strong\u003e 401 (Madder Root - Pomegranate - Spurge) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOlive Green \u003c\/strong\u003e 425 (Dyer’s Weed) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information about our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.araratrugs.com\/colors\/\"\u003eColors\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ararat Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51700733804840,"sku":"ART00729","price":5518.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/7780\/8936\/files\/id_ART00729_V_v2.jpg?v=1776121508","url":"https:\/\/www.araratrugs.com\/products\/kuba-rug-with-octagonal-medallions","provider":"Ararat Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}