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Kuba Karagashli rug CODE: KUKAR28 Size: 148x220cm Size (ft): 4'10"x7'2" Area: 3.25 m2 Density: 170 000 knots per square meter, totally ~550 000 knots Colors: madder red, mauve/old purple, dark blue, gold yellow, medium blue, variegated green, aubergine, ivory, dark brown, light brown, gold 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 (natural ivory and brown twist) and ivory wool wefts (two shots). 1cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical) Pile height: 0.5mm Ends: three rows of decorative knotted meshwork Design: The design is based on the famous Karagashli rug sold at Sotheby's (New York) in 2004 for $60 000 - that example is the best of its type on the basis of colour and drawing. The floral design elements are derived from 18th-century blossom carpets of the eastern Caucasus, which descended from earlier Iranian Azerbaijani carpets. Inscriptions: 1438 (=2017 weaving date), tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe, the word "Karagashli" Weaver: Ayten Weaving Period: four months Handwoven in Azerbaijan

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