Shirvan Salyan rugs, Salyan, Azerbaijan, Caucasian Shirvan rugs

SHIRVAN SALYAN RUGS, AZERBAIJAN

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Shirvan Salyan rug with pomegranate motif Code: SHRS01 Size: 117x164cm Size (ft): 3'10"x5'4" Area: 1.91 m² Density: 220 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Hand Woven in Azerbaijan	Shirvan Akstafa (Salyan) Bird Rug Code: SHRAKS01 Size: 150x200cm Size (ft): 4'11"x6'6" Area: 3.0 m² Density: 210 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts Design: The indigo field with various human being (babies, women, men in traditional dresses, a king with his sword), animal (camels, domestic animals, goats, deers) and two paired bird figures (peacocks), mystical archaic elements, wheels, small houses with crosses underneath (?), swastikas, weaving combs and floral motifs around two octagonal star medallions, in an ivory rams horn motif main border between floral and S motif minor borders. Hand Woven in Azerbaijan