This is a stunning handmade tribal Persian Koliai runner of the finest quality.  Hand-knotted in the 1980s, this runner is made of fine quality wool with a soft full pile that is great for high traffic and will last generations.  The runner is in mint condition and hand-knotted with a high knot count or KPSI (knots per square inch) for very fine and crisp lines. The bold geometric  pattern that runs the length of the runner is hand-knotted in vivid colors that seem to burst from the rug, made of only natural and vegetable dyes.  The gorgeous background color is somewhere between watermelon pink and the inside of a fig, an elegant setting for the accent colors that create a series of diamond medallions down the center of the rug.  Sea green, black and white edges create the medallions, which are adorned with a simple star flower and four tribal flowering plants each, hand-knotted in sea green, black, white, sapphire blue, ballet slipper pink and plum.  Star flowers and other small geometric motifs dot the watermelon backdrop, and lead to the striking border, a repeating geometric garland of flowers on the vine in the same beautiful colors of the runner on an ivory backdrop, which lightens and brightens the rug. This is in turn framed by thin rows of plum with charming small colorful tribal paisleys known as botehs. Size: 3'5"x10'