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    Posted 10 years ago

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    skipxtracer
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    Hi all,
    I found this flat weave wool rug (which is about 4' wide) an an estate sale recently and was hoping someone could tell me something about it. Is there a name for rugs depicting scenes like this? What region is it likely from? The house I found it was filled with 1960s stuff--is this from that era?

    The rug is so perfect in our house--I'd love to know more about it!

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    1. Celiene Celiene, 10 years ago
      Zapotec Indian from Oaxaca Mexico.
    2. Celiene Celiene, 10 years ago
      Probably no later than the 1950's.
    3. skipxtracer, 10 years ago
      Thanks, Celiene! I'll do some research on Zapotec textiles. Appreciate it!
    4. skipxtracer, 10 years ago
      Thanks, Valentino97! I wish I could figure out more about it. I googled Zapotec rugs, and there are some similarities but nothing spot on.

      One thing to mention is that I washed it by hand with Eucalan and the dye ran some and colored the cotton fringe. Is that a sign of lower quality?
    5. skipxtracer, 10 years ago
      I found this post about a very similar rug (the style of house and palm trees are almost identical) http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/190072-would-love-some-info-about-this-rug?in=1208

      A commenter (@CanyonRoad) said it's a contemporary Egyptian rug. Thoughts?

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