A Rabat Prayer carpet, Morocco. - Lot 232

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A Rabat Prayer carpet, Morocco. - Lot 232
A Rabat Prayer carpet, Morocco. An 19th century Rabat Prayer carpet This example is one of the few antique rugs from the Rabat workshops with such a large mirhab or prayer arch. The mirhab has a blue background worked with particularly successful abrash. Thus the blue seems to represent the sky and a representation of a spiritual world. The abrash are variations of tonality for the same color, in this case light blue. Good condition. Minor wear. Bibliography: Patricia Fiske, W. Russell Pickering, Jeanette Harris, etc, "From the Far West: Carpets and Textiles of Morocco" The Textile Museum, Washington, 1980. Cf. page 81 to 85. 19th century 319 x 202 cm
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