Floor felt, rectangular, beige, approximately ½” thick. Large floor cover. Motifs of five diamonds with grey and blue outlines, each containing a motif with four lobes in grey-blue with a star-burst in grey-blue, green and red superimposed, like a Kazak adler or eagle. The triangular spaces outside of the diamonds each have a spray of red and green ‘leaves’. The wide border consists of two grey-blue borders, straight lines containing diamonds with a central diamond in grey- blue, each diamond separated by a blue bar. The outer border is of triangles or protective mountains in grey-blue outlines. No inscription on reverse.
floor felt
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