Sunburst Kuba Alikhanly / Zejwa Rug| Quba Əlixanlı xalçası
Code: KUZEJ07
Size: 102x175cm
Size (ft): 3'4"x5'8"
Area: 1.78m2
Density: 175 000 knots per square meter, totally ~310 000 knots
Weaving period: three months
Colors: madder red, dark cherry red, Persian blue, midnight blue,
light blue, variegated light
green, medium green, yellow, maroon, natural ivory, natural
brown.
Dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo,
pomegranate rinds.
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps (natural
ivory and brown twist) and cotton wefts
Handwoven in Azerbaijan
Weavers' name: Leyla
Design: The midnight indigo field with various motifs (wheels, "S",
small rosettes) and flowerheads around three ivory and shaded madder red
medallions issuing hooked bars containing hooked lozenges, surrounded by
ivory birds main border between red "S" motif stripes|
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