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 (totally 69 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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Kazak Karachop (Qaraçöp) Rug Size: 142x155cm Size (ft): 4'7"x5'1" Area: 2.2 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	Star Kazak Rug (Shykhly) 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	Kazak Akstafa Rug 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

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Kazak Kilseli rug, Borchaly, Qyzyl Kilse village, (mistakenly named as Kazak Sevan in western rug literature) 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	Kazak Pinwheel Rug (old name: Dörd Buynuz-Four Horns) 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	Kazak Bordjalou / Borchaly Prayer rug 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

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