Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Flatweave Kilim Room Size Carpet

Wool on cotton warps. Swedish? Finnish? Obviously Scandinavian with a Moderne/Late Art Deco flair, this wool pattern - wefted, shared warp structure, pileless tapestry weave carpet, is a study in warm tones of primarily goldenrod yellow and soft rust. Parallel, abstract arrow-like motifs completely run across the ends and partially up the sides, leaving a substantially abrashed, open rectangular field.  The abrash, besides being in goldenrod tones, also shows in thin brown linear striations.  A similar brown randomly accents the main border system. Along the sides, the rust arrows develop from larger rust narrow pyramidal forms. In turn, these are based in a striated brown/rust mix, shading into the all brown narrow outer border. Near both ends of the carpet are narrow bands showing rhomboids in rust, brown and goldenrod. Within each major tone, there are subtle variations, which, in this case, are probably quite intentional.  The wefts are rather fat and soft. Imagine the same design on a tighter, more finished Aubusson! This carpet exudes rustic charm, unlike the more polished urban Aubusson carpet with a related weave. The warp sharing allows for easier color transitions, while the purely slit-tapestry technique of Aubussons results in a sharper color/pattern demarcation. The wefts are not packed tight, and they are fat and only moderately twisted. The warp count is lower than on modern or antique Aubussons. The warps are tightly twisted cotton thread/string. The large size is most uncommon in Scandinavian flatweaves. Most Swedish flatweaves are smaller, in the 4’ by 6’ range. Although hard to verbalize without a physical comparison, this carpet just looks different in facture, palette and pattern from demonstrably Swedish pieces. The attribution to Finland is tentative and very little has been published on Finnish carpets other than on long pile Rya rugs. The handle is solid, not floppy, and the carpet is substantial and robust. The ends are finished with cotton tape, while the wefts turn around to create a selvage.