Densely Patterned Hand-Woven Vintage Kilim Rug or Wall Hanging soapstone trinket box from the details of his

from the details of his cap and upturned collar to the cane she holds

likely from Rajasthan in Northern India

and an image of a cup with a 1-C under it

they just make them feel all the more celebratory

I am doing my best to learn about things as I find them

Densely Patterned Hand-Woven Vintage Kilim Rug or Wall Hanging soapstone trinket box from the details of hisThe back of this striking rug marvelously tells the story of its making an intense storm of yarns of every color knotted and hanging loose after having been woven to form the dense patterns on the opposite side. And on the front, it feels almost like a sampler, showing off the dexterity of its maker, with tightly packed rows of animals, facing in alternating directions from one row to the next, and a series of all sorts of geometric forms or symbols.