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Borchalu Lori Pambak rug

Code: BRLP01A

Size: 190x220cm

Size (ft): 6'2"x7'2"

Area: 4.18 m2

Density: 110 000 knots per square meter, totally ~450 000 knots

Colors: red, ivory, dark brown, green, cerulean blue, navy blue, maroon, yellow.

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 light red wool wefts (two shots, dyed with onion skins and madder). 1cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool

Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical)

Pile height: 0.7cm

Ends: horizontally plaited ends


Inscriptions: 1442 (weaving date), tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe

Weavers: Konul, Lale, Nargiz

Weaving Period: 4 months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design:  A Kazak rug with three Lori Pambak medallions. A navy blue central sandygly medallion - reminiscent of Turkmen gul shapes, accompanied by two ivory ground octagons with emerald green gurbaga shield medallions. Various motifs such as eternal knot, "tikanli" and "ulduz" are scattered in the field. Fakhraly border with serrated leaves - the "calyx" motifs are stylized in the form of human beings. Soft pile wool, both ends plaited.

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