Tree of Life Kazak rugs, Tree Kazak rugs, Life Tree Kazak rugs, Azerbaijan

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KAZAK 'TREE OF LIFE' RUGS, AZERBAIJAN

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Caucasian Kazak Life Tree Rug (Heyat Aghajy) CODE: KZTL01 Size: 200x280cm Size (ft): 6'7"x9'2" Area: 6.02 m² Density: 130 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan Design: The tree occupied a semantically important position both in the world-outlook and in the ritual of Turks. In the epics of Turkic peoples the tree was the center of life which functioned as an orientation point in time and space: many epic themes concentrate around the tree, principal events and decisive encounters of epic heroes take place there.	Kazak Tree Rug (Heyat Aghajy) CODE: KZTL04 Size: 147x170cm Size (ft): 4'9"x5'6" Area: 2.49 m² Density: 117 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Handwoven in Azerbaijan	Caucasian Tree Kazak rug CODE: KZTL06 Size: 157x230cm Size (ft): 5'1"x7'6" Area: 3.61 m² Density: 115 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan

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Kazak Life Tree Rug (Heyat Aghajy) CODE: KZTL08 Size: 158x217cm Size (ft): 5'2"x7'1" Area: 3.42 m² Density: 112 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Tree Kazak rug CODE: KZTL07 Size: 150x210cm Size (ft): 4'11"x6'10" Area: 3.15 m² Density: 116 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Tree Kazak Rug (Heyat Aghajy) CODE: KZTL03 Size: 142x151cm Size (ft): 4'8"x4'11" Area: 2.14 m² Density: 110 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Handwoven in Azerbaijan

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Kazak Life Tree rug CODE: KZTL02 Size: 171x209cm Size (ft): 5'7"x6'10" Area: 3.57 m² Density: 105 000 knots per square meter, 68 KPSI Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Handwoven in Azerbaijan