Shyrdak carpet (via theenglishhome.co.uk)

SHYRDAK CARPET

(via theenglishhome.co.uk)

The decorative motifs of the Shyrdak rugs have precise symbolic meanings, as do the colors and their combinations: the dog tail motif symbolizes friendship, the ram’s horns abundance and wealth, that of the mother with the child, the protection and so many other abstract forms of the Kyrgystan mountain steppe fauna and flora, all with ancient symbolic meanings.