A deep indigo field is packed corner to corner with small polychrome geometric motifs — hooked diamonds, eight-pointed stars and serrated crosses in madder red, gold, ivory, soft green and blue — arranged in tidy diagonal rows so the whole surface shimmers like a mosaic. It is the dense, jewel-like field of a Caucasian Chi-Chi, one of the most disciplined of all tribal designs.
The field is framed by the border that gives the type its name: a camel-gold band of slanted bars alternating with rosettes, wrapped in ivory and red guard stripes of running stars and reciprocal motifs. Hand-knotted in Afghanistan in the Caucasian Kuba manner, it is finely and densely woven from hand-spun wool, its natural dyes giving the indigo, madder and gold a quiet depth.
Chi-Chi rugs are prized by collectors for the sheer control of their all-over pattern — hundreds of tiny motifs held in perfect order. Densely knotted and built to last for generations, this medium piece is ideal as a richly detailed centrepiece or a layered accent, and stands as a genuine heirloom. As a hand-made rug, it is one of a kind.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Tradition: Caucasian Chi-Chi (Kuba)
- Type: Afghani Sherwan, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% hand-spun wool, natural dyes
- Pile: Fine, hand-clipped, with kilim ends
- Size: 212×276cm (Medium)
- Colour: Indigo field with red, gold and ivory motifs
- SKU: AFGP 456
- One-of-a-kind: yes