The Caucasus — Karabagh & Kazak
Kazak Runner with Star-Burst Medallions
Caucasian Rugs · Representative imagery
This Kazak-style runner sets three bold, radiating star-burst medallions down a glowing red field, their crisp arms drawn in green, ivory and orange for maximum contrast. The angular, large-scale geometry and the rosette-and-leaf border are hallmarks of the mountain weavings of the western Caucasus. Knotted in thick, glossy wool with the symmetric knot, the saturated natural dyes give the vivid surface characteristic of the family. Offered as representative imagery of the tradition.
The tradition
The Caucasus — Karabagh & Kazak
The mountains of the Caucasus produced rugs of unmistakable energy: high-contrast colour, large-scale geometric forms and an inventive, almost abstract sense of design. Kazak, Karabagh, Shirvan and Kuba are the classic names, each village reworking medallions and animals in its own idiom.
Caucasian rugs are smaller and bolder than Persian city carpets, and their dragon, eagle and tree forms have been abstracted by generations of weavers into pure, powerful pattern.
Motifs & meaning
Reading the design
Caucasian motifs are dramatic and protective, often descended from very old animal forms.
Dragon (ejder)
An ancient guardian of water and treasure, abstracted into the field.
Memling gül
A hooked octagonal medallion seen in early European paintings.
Latch-hook diamond
Hooks that catch and turn away the evil eye.
Running-dog border
A protective, continuous boundary.
Materials & technique
How it is made
Hand-knotted with the symmetric knot in bright, naturally dyed wool — a robust, medium pile that carries the bold Caucasian geometry.
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