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Indian weavers are adept at interpreting any existing design into original formats. Here the split arabesque Garrus Bijar pattern on dark blue has been precisely expanded into a large, square format carpet. An ivory border of colourful open palmettes makes a consistent frame. The general tonality is slightly more mellow than the original, but the format is never found in Bijar carpets. The weave is close and the pile is compact.