Finnish long pile woolen ryijy (pronounced roo-e-you), or 'rug' in English, woven circa 1850 or before in the traditional old rural style of two individual pieces of a ‘mirrored’ design joined / sewn together down the center (length-ways) to make the one finished piece. (Ryijy's were historically used primarily as a wall hanging, or alternately as a bed cover; or even at times as a floor rug. Given the evenness of pile in this piece it is unlikely it spent much if any time on a floor.) It was made in what was once far-eastern Finland, i.e. Finnish Karelia (but, unfortunately, that area of Finland was ceded to Russia in the Moscow Peace Treaty after the Finnish / Soviet Winter War of 1939–40). Although this ryijy is completely hand woven, the central field design has an almost ‘tie-dyed’ like effect. Altogether a stunning beautiful mid 19th century (or earlier) fully intact (i.e. no missing borders, selvedges, etc) highly collectable piece - as pieces of this age are becoming increasingly hard to find - with all natural dyes and in excellent condition for its age. Size; 172cm x 127cm (70” x 50”). An astute collectors piece. For more Finnish ryijy see https://warpandweft.club/scandinavia/