1960 Antique Dragon Sumac Soumac Rug Carpet with Humans, Animals & Birds craft_painting as the tie-dye is done

as the tie-dye is done on the unwoven threads before they are woven into cloth

Central India

This beauty sits side-by-side at the top of my favorites list alongside 999

In the olden days these were much long rectangles while this one is almost a square

The most remarkable feature of this is the endless-knot matrix seen at the centre of the Mandala instead of an image of Buddha

1960 Antique Dragon Sumac Soumac Rug Carpet with Humans, Animals & Birds craft_painting as the tie-dye is doneMasterpiece Dragon Sumac Soumac Rug Carpet This category is fascinating and this particular example is mesmerising in all its aspects the motifs, the color and the aesthetic balance. Beyond the identity of the ethnic group, this particular piece is infused with the soul of the individual weaver. I could count 14 human and animal figures. These have been marked with green dots (humans) and pink dots (animals). In addition to these there are also