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Shirvan
Akstafa (Salyan) Bird Rug
Code: SHRAKS01
Size: 150x200cm
Size (ft): 4'11"x6'6"
Area: 3.0 m2
Density: 210 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo,
pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and
cotton wefts
Design: The indigo field with various human being (babies, women, men in
traditional dresses, a king with his sword), animal (camels, domestic
animals, goats, deers) and two paired bird figures (peacocks), mystical
archaic elements, wheels, small houses with crosses underneath (?),
swastikas, weaving combs and floral motifs around two octagonal star
medallions, in an ivory rams horn motif main border between floral and S
motif minor borders.
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan |
