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Kazak
Life Tree Rug
(Heyat Aghajy) Size: 215x280cm Size (ft): 7'0"x9'2" Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wool wefts 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.
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Traces of Tree Worship in the Decorative Patterns of Turkish Rugs |
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