Prayer Rug

Prayer rug, Kuylah type, with blue prayer niche. The yellow spandrel above the arch is extended down on either side of the niche and beneath it. Seven borders of about the same size, but in various colors, henna, green, brown, yellow and white. The prayer field is covered with flowers, outer and inner borders carry typical Kulah border design. Both ends finished with a wide henna web, and at the top a braided warp fringe. At the bottom end, the fringe is loose. Sides finished wwith an added selvedge of blue wool. The pile is in inch and a half deep. Ghiordes knot. Wool. Cleaned and repaired by Jamgotch, summer 1941.