Maggie's Farm

We posted about Armenia this week. Armenia is a mountainous nation. It is said that Noah's ark grounded on a mountaintop there. The Caucasus mountains.

It's the area whence Caucasian carpets. Of all of the varieties of "oriental carpets" (ie Middle Eastern,) it's the Caucasians which most intrigue us at the BD homestead. The antiques, hand-loomed with vegetable dyes are the only ones really worth having, and they come so costly that people often hang them on walls. Folk art.

They were only made in small sizes, always smaller than 5'X8'. As with any type of valuable antique "oriental" carpet, you can only find them in the US and Europe. Not in the Middle East. Today, like 100 years ago, they were made in the villages for export.

Some Basic Facts about Caucasian Rugs

Photo is a cool antique Kazak carpet in perfect shape. Would you want to step on that with your work boots? I'd guess you could own that small one for between $6-10,000. We can't afford this stuff but it's fun to look at.

I have a few more modern imitations for high-traffic places and you can tell the difference instantly.