CHETICAMP rugs are distinctive because they are finely hooked with wool yarn often in a distinctive hooking pattern oof 1" squares, visible from the back. Originating in the Cape Breton, Nova Scotia community of rug hookers that was first organized by Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell to bring revenue to impoverished residents. This rare larger example alternates floral squares with hourglass shape striped geometrics, Such pleasing soft colors and such superfine workmanship characterize this unusual example
4' X 7' c. mid 20th c
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