Baku Khila Boteh rug in a dark blue ground

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Baku Khila Buta rug in a dark blue ground

CODE: BKXB03A

Size: 103x150cm

Size (ft): 3'4"x4'11"

Area: 1.54 m²
Density: 170 000 knots per square meter, totally ~260 000 knots

Colors: midnight blue, sky blue, red, yellow, green, aqua green, dark brown, ivory, medium brown, light brown, old purple, olive, aubergine, apricot, cinnamon

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: 1441 (weaving date), the word "Baku", tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe

Weaver: Leyla

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Baku, Azerbaijan

Design: having a light blue stepped connected medallion containing blossoms on a royal blue field with floral boteh motifs within a red Kufic style main and blossom minor borders

For more information about the above rug or to place an order please email vd@azerbaijanrugs.com (Baku, Azerbaijan) or ra@azerbaijanrugs.com (San Francisco Bay Area). We will get back to you within 24 hours or less.