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Kuba Seychour rug with scattered palmettes in a medium blue ground

Code: KUSEY15M

Size: 141x223cm

Size (ft): 4'7"x7'3"

Area: 3.14 m2

Density: 170 000 knots per square meter, totally ~530 000 knots

Colors: medium blue, red, yellow, purple, maroon, lapis blue, medium aqua green, tan, apricot, dark brown, ivory, light brown/cinnamon, light water green, light sky blue.

Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), cochineal, onion skins, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, natural dark brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool.

Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and ivory wool wefts (two shots). 1cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool

Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical)

Pile height: 0.5cm

Ends: five rows of decorative knotted meshwork

Inscriptions: weaving date, tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe, initials in ancient Orkhon Yenisei scripts


Weaver: Aynura, Lala

Weaving Period: 4 months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The medium blue field with scattered minor guls and floral motifs around larger floral blossom palmettes, in a red border containing palmettes and rosettes issuing angular vine and stylised leaves, outer 'running dog' minor border

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