Semi-Antique Karaja Heriz Tschelaberd Eagle Rug 4 × 7 ft (135 × 225 cm) Rust Red | 15530
15530
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Semi-Antique Karaja Heriz Eagle Rug
135 × 225 cm · Rust-Red Field
A tribal double-medallion Eagle-Kazak design in highland wool, hand-knotted in the Karaja village of the Heriz district around 1940.
Provenance and Design Heritage
Karaja is a small village in the Heriz district of northwestern Iran, in the historic weaving region between Tabriz and Ardebil, close to the Azerbaijani border. Karaja work holds a distinctive position in the Persian canon: it shares the geometric vocabulary of the wider Heriz family but draws heavily on the visual language of the neighbouring Caucasus. The Eagle-Kazak design seen here — also called Tschelaberd, with its bold double medallions — is one of the clearest expressions of that Caucasian influence: graphic, architectural, and among the most collected of all tribal patterns.
This piece was hand-knotted in the Karaja village of the Heriz district around 1940, from durable highland wool on a cotton foundation, using the symmetrical (Turkish) knot typical of the region. The composition centres on two striking stepped star medallions — the “eagles” that give the design its name — set against an open field and framed by multiple tribal borders.
Colour and Composition
The field is a warm rust-red to terracotta, carrying the two large medallions with their ivory radiating points and navy-blue centres worked with green and red florals. The borders run in navy and rust with ivory and gold floral-geometric motifs. The palette — rust-red, navy, ivory, with green and gold accents — has softened over some eight decades into a balanced, naturally aged register, while the bold graphic medallions remain the clear architectural anchors of the composition.
Presence in the Room
At 135 × 225 cm (3.0 m²) this is a medium room-size piece. Three contexts in which the Karaja Eagle reaches its full effect:
- Modern industrial loft: the bold graphic medallions and saturated tribal palette pair particularly well with raw concrete, blackened steel, oak and leather.
- Mid-century interior: the graphic clarity of the design holds its own beside mid-century furniture, and the rust-red ground warms a room of natural materials.
- Traditional space: the aged provenance and disciplined Caucasian vocabulary come home to interiors built around darker wood, heavy upholstery and historical depth.
Specifications
| Size | 135 × 225 cm (4 × 7 ft) · 3.0 m² |
| Provenance | Karaja, Heriz district, northwest Iran |
| Age | Semi-antique, c. 1940 |
| Design | Eagle-Kazak (Tschelaberd), double star medallions, multi-band tribal border |
| Pile material | 100 % highland wool |
| Foundation | 100 % cotton warp and weft |
| Weave | Hand-knotted, symmetrical (Turkish) knot |
| Colours | Rust-red field, navy, ivory, with green and gold accents |
| Condition | Very good original condition, mostly full pile, professionally inspected and washed |
| Underfloor heating | Suitable |
| Reference | #15530 |
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Djoharian is a certified partner of Label STEP, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.
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