An avar pile rug
Avar kilims from Dahgestan are ubiquitous here in the Southwest; their tribal aesthetic appears on the surface to resonate with local Native American symbolism. Here is a rare variation on the theme; a pile rug of the Avar type seen in Hali Magazine:(http://www.hali.com/NewsImagePopup.aspx?address=&Image=/Assets/Images/News/May06/bostonryan_lrg.jpg)
Thanks to Chuck Patterson for help in identifying this rug. His (older) version:
