From the mountainous Caucasus region,a land of myriad languages and ethnicities come the ever-popular geometric scatter rugs called “ Caucasian “.This term embraces the bold,coarse southwestern Kazaks,the gendjes with their striped designs,and the fine Shirvans , Kubas and Daghestans from the western shore of the Caspian sea.Between the Black and Caspian Seas,south of Russia,north of Iran,the Caucasus has been a prime source of informal,colourful rugs in allover or medallion styles for centuries.

Formats vary:small prayer rugs,runners,long (double square) rugs,5’x7’ to 6’x9’ scatters and everything in between.They are all symmetrically (Turkish) knotted on wool or wool and cotton foundation,of good quality local wool.Natural dyes (madder,indigo,weld,cochineal) appear on antique pieces.They are authentic and unmediated.You will know a Caucasian rug when you see one.Nothing else looks like them.And you can never have just one.One kazak leads to another leads to ….. Their informal , bold attitude is immediately entrancing.No wonder that they are the most popular collectible rugs.

The Caucasus has so many rug weaving villages , each with one or a few chacteristic designs and structures that one could easily collect a hundred or two without repetititons.Caucasians in good condition with vibrant colours are always in style almost everywhere.Of course,they go with American primitive and early New England furniture,but their splashes of colour make them eminently suitable to warm and enliven the most modern rooms.

Our collection of Caucasians is constantly evolving and although we can not claim comprehensiveness (no one can !) , many of the classic types are representsd.Come in and get hooked on Caucasian rugs at Davoodzadeh’s.Walk out with a rug under your arm . The rug will talk to you and all you have to do is listen with your eyes.