Kuba Khirdagül Chichi carpet in an ivory ground


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Kuba Khirdagül Chichi rug in an ivory ground

Code: KUCHI199

Size: 137x169cm

Size (ft): 4'5"x5'6"

Area: 2.31 m²

Density: 160 000 knots per square meter, totally ~370 000 knots

Colors: red, medium blue, yellow, green, light green, midnight blue, aubergine, maroon, ivory, dark brown, cinnamon, light brown, hazelnut, olive.

Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), onion skins, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, natural dark brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool, natural medium brown 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: weaving date, tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe, the word "Kuba"

Weaver: Khayala

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The design is based on the design of a rare mid 19th century antique Kuba Khirdagül Chichi rug with an ivory ground

The ivory field filled with angular floral and geometric motifs, in a shaded green ground Kufic border between flowerhead and paneled diagonal "Pakhlava" (Traditional Azeri layered pastry with walnut filling) motif minor borders.

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