Vivid Crimson Tribal Luri Runner: Five Medallions on a Lac-Red Field

Colors speak differently when they meet, and certain motifs can change a color’s character. Look at the lac red ground of this runner: the floating geometric forms, a touch mysterious, seem to give the red a fresh definition.

The border palette repeats inside the five medallions, drawing the eye back to that luminous, head-turning red throughout the length of the rug.

• Origin: Lurs, Persia
  
• Materials: Hand knotted wool pile on cotton foundation
  
• Age: Circa 1980s
  
• Size: 2' 10” x 9' 9" (86 x 298 cm)
  
• Thickness: 8 mm