Caucasian Kazak rugs, Kazak carpets, Antique Rugs of the Future Project, Azerbaijan

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ANTIQUE RUGS OF THE FUTURE PROJECT>>GALLERIES>>KAZAK RUGS

Note: The knot density of Kazak rugs varies between 90 000 to 135 000 knots per square meter. (60 to 80 knots per square inch) Warps are always wool and wefts are 3-4 shots of two ply wool. Wefts are red, either dyed with madder or cochineal, sometimes mixed. All Kazak rugs are made in the villages of Kazak, Tovuz and Akstafa Regions.

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Tree Kazak 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	Star Kazak Rug (Shykhly) CODE: KZSK01 Size: 165x240cm Size (ft): 5'5"x7'10" Area: 3.96 m² Density: 126 000 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	Kazak Akstafa Rug CODE: KZAKS01 Size: 151x224cm Size (ft): 4'11"x7'4" Area: 3.38 m² Density: 190 000 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

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Kazak Kilseli rug, Borchaly, Qyzyl Kilse village, (mistakenly named as Kazak Sevan in western rug literature) CODE: KZSW01 Size: 170x210cm Size (ft): 5'6"x6'10" Area: 3.57 m² Density: 110 000 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	Kazak Pinwheel Rug (old name: Dörd Buynuz-Four Horns) CODE: KZPW01 Size: 152x204cm Size (ft): 4'11"x6'8" Area: 3.10 m² Density: 120 000 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	Kazak Bordjalou / Borchaly Prayer rug CODE: KZBJP01 Size: 128x144cm Size (ft): 4'2"x4'8" Area: 1.84 m² Density: 120 000 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

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Kazak Karachop Rug CODE: KZKCH01 Size: 186x196cm Size (ft): 6'1"x6'5" Area: 3.64 m² Density: 101 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, spurge, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Kazak Prayer Rug (Western Kazak Region) CODE: KZBJP02 Size: 152x213cm Size (ft): 5'0"x7'0" Area: 3.23 m² Density: 115 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, spurge, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Kazak Prayer Rug CODE: KZBJP03 Size: 120x150cm Size (ft): 4'0"x5'0" Area: 1.8 m² Density: 100 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld, spurge, 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 Karachop Rug (also mistakenly named as Karachopf) CODE: KZKCH02 Size: 200x290cm Size (ft): 6'7" x 9'6" Area: 5.8 m² Density: 105 000 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	Kazak Kilseli [so called Kazak Sewan] CODE: KZSW02 Size: 180x236cm Size (ft): 5'10"x7'8" Area: 4.24 m² Density: 114 000 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	Star Kazak Shikhli village rug (inspired by Rippon Bosweel Star Kazak rug) CODE: KZSK02 Size: 145x213cm Size (ft): 4'9"x6'11" Area: 3.08 m² Density: 106 000 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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