Caucasian Tribal Village rugs, Kazak rugs and Kazak carpets, 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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Kazak Kilseli (Sewan) Rug CODE: KZSW08 Size: 162x200cm Size (ft): 5'3"x6'6" Area: 3.24 m² Density: 107 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Lori Pambak Kazak rug, central field inspired by the Chateu de Gourdon Lori Pambak rug CODE: KZLP07 Size: 163x218cm Size (ft): 5'4"x7'1" Area: 3.55 m² Density: ~105 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Kazak Öysüzlü village rug CODE: KZOY02 Size: 158x205cm Size (ft): 5'2"x6'8" Area: 3.23 m² Density: 105 000 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 Kilseli Rug (also mistakenly named as Kazak Sewan) CODE: KZSW04 Size: 170x223cm Size (ft): 5'7"x7'3" Area: 3.79 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	Kazak Pinwheel Rug (old name: Dörd Buynuz-Four Horns) CODE: KZPW02 Size: 300x400cm Size (ft): 9'10"x13'1" Area: 12 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	Frog Borchaly rug CODE: KZBJF02 Size: 145x190cm Size (ft): 4'9"x6'2" Area: 2.75 m² Density: 114 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins, onion skins 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: 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 Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Star Kazak Rug (Shykhly) CODE: KZSK04 Size: 84x129cm Size (ft): 2'9"x4'2" Area: 1.08 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 Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Kazak Borchaly (so called Borchalo) Prayer rug CODE: KZBJP05 Size: 119x130cm Size (ft): 3'10"x4'3" Area: 1.54 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, dated AH 1432 (2011 AD) CODE: KZKCH14 Size: 189x195cm Size (ft): 6'2"x6'4" Area: 3.64 m² Density: 101 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan	Kazak Fachralo (correct name: Fakhrali) Prayer Rug CODE: KZFC03 Size: 140x160 cm Size (ft): 4'7"x5'3" Area: 2.24 m² Density: 110 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Hand knotted in Azerbaijan Design: The soft-red field with aqua green Mihrab containing a hooked ivory concentric Fachralo (originally Fakhraly) medallion, in a serrated zigzag polychrome border between blue diamond pattern minor stripes, dated 1430	Kazak Kilseli (Sewan) Rug CODE: KZSW07 Size: 179x235cm Size (ft): 5'10"x7'8" Area: 4.20 m² Density: 106 000 knots per square meter Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: Kilseli or as known with its common name "Sewan" Kazak, with stylized animals and bold reciprocal arrow head guards, and with the medallion surronded by latch-hooks, commonly called "running dogs". The outer border is close in design to those found on some Caucasian kilims. The straight-sided, octagon-ended medallion is not as commonly encountered as the wing sided medallion. The hooked edged motif within the central small white ground medallion is, according to L. Kerimov, called "wedding table". This suggests that rugs of this design were once woven for a specific festive occasion, i.e. wedding.

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