Rare Antique Caucasian Kuba 5 Foot Square Rug

4’10” x 4’10”

Rugs from the Kuba region are made from wool, though cotton is also used on rare occasion. The wool is always composed of two strands, making it two-ply. Warp will vary according to region, but ply consistently remains two-ply. Kuba rugs in general are woven using a single-warp method: the warp threads lie along the same level, as opposed to depressed warp where the warp threads alternate between are sunken and raised. Often the depressed threads are lowered as much as 75%. Seven the threads are symmetrically knotted and the sides of Kuba rugs are finished with a blue or white selvage of wool or cotton. The warp ends are tied together in several rows of knots.