Baku Khila rug in an ivory ground with stylized boteh motifs

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Baku Khila rug with stylized boteh motifs in an ivory ground

CODE: BKXB05O

Size: 112x157cm

Size (ft): 3'7"x5'1"

Area: 1.74 m²
Density: 170 000 knots per square meter, totally ~290 000 knots

Colors: ivory, red, light red, dark brown, navy blue, medium blue, medium green, old purple, peach, maroon, apricot, hazelnut, medium brown, 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 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: the word "Baku" with silk yarns, tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe

Weaver: Leyla

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Baku, Azerbaijan

Design: An ivory field with alternating floral boteh motifs within a yellow ground Kufic style main border 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.