9. Jaf chuval

9. Jaf chuval, 2nd half 19th century 95cm x 61cm

By cleverly using a particularly striking and contrasting range of colours and mid-sized diamonds, this weaver successfully achieves an impression of kaleidoscopic colours when in fact there are relatively few! A very beautiful example, not for the faint-hearted! The damage to the border system is mostly due to the complete corrosion of the brown colour which has been poorly re-piled in places, though this may have supported the structure and helped prolong its existence. I also like the clear and strongly drawn inner 'step' border that has featured in several previous examples, but not to this high standard. Note also the blue lattice.

colours: 9