Borchaly (so called Bordjalou) Gyzyl Kilse rug


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Borchaly (so called Bordjalou) Gyzyl Kilse rug

Code: BRGK13

Size: 172x235cm

Size (ft): 5'7"x7'8"

Area: 4 m²

Density: 112 000 knots per square meter, totally ~450 000 knots

Colors: madder red, mauve/old purple, medium blue, yellow, green (many shades), midnight blue, maroon, ivory, dark brown.

Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, onion skins, 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). 2cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool

Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical)

Pile height: 0.7-0.8 cm

Ends: triangular plaited fringes

Inscriptions: 1439 (=2018 weaving date), tamgas (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe

Weaver: woven by three sisters

Weaving Period: three months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The shaded medium madder-red field with stylised hooked trees and many different tribal motifs around pistachio-green and ivory large shield medallion containing hooked bars enclosing radiating octagonal centrepiece, in dark-brown main border of star motif between polychrome reciprocal skittle-pattern and barber-pole stripes

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.