A FINE QASHQAI RUG, the shaded indigo field scattered with small floral motifs around open floral boteh flanking a column of three golden yellow and brick-red hooked lozenges containing similar motifs, similar part lozenges at each side, the linked hooked shaded sang-de- boeuf spandrels with similar motifs, floral sprays and boteh, in a shaded blue border of meanding flowerhead vine between golden yellow angular vine and barber-pole stripes, a panelled flowerhead skirt and kilim strip at each end, brindled warps, mostly silk wefted, upper end with white cotton weft