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Chintamani / Şah-i Benek-Pelengi motif
rug, inspired by the designs of
the 16-17th century Western Anatolian rugs from the Bausback and
Schwarzenberg Collections Code: CHTB3005 Size: 127x150cm (156cm including the kilim ends) Size (ft): 4'2"x5'0" Area: 1.90 m2 Colors: ivory, dark brown, red, light red/soft orange, soft green, medium green, royal blue, midnight blue, gold yellow, soft yellow, beige. Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks (kilim ends and field color), onion skins, natural dark brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and ivory wool wefts (two shots). 4-5cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical) Pile height: 0.4cm Ends: braided fringes Inscriptions: 1438 (=2017 weaving date), tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe  Weaver: Zarifa Weaving Period: Two months Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: An ivory ground field pattern with triple spots-and-wavy double stripe pattern, called çintamani, appears frequently in Ottoman art from the sixteenth century on tiles, paintings, book bindings, and particularly on textiles and garments. The triple spots is called şâhî benek and the wavy double stripe pattern is called pelengî (nakş-ı pelenk) in the Ottoman art. The main border shows an opposed, alternate repeat of a half-quatrefoil formed by paired arabesques, much as is seen in the field pattern of "Lotto" rug. The arabesques are in different colors. The inner and outer guard stripes show a series of meandering floral forms in different colors. |
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