Antique Central Asian Soumak Room Size Carpet

Wool pattern wefts in soumak technique on a wool foundation. The tomato red flatwoven field presents a 2-1-2 pattern of medium blue, cross-involuted lozenge medallions, with secondary pale blue side octagons and tertiary “rocket ship” motifs. The near-black border displays a continuous zigzag meander, and the outermost frame features a reciprocal red-and-black running dog design.