Kuba Perepedil rug in a midnight blue ground


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Kuba Pirebedil (Perepedil) rug in a dark blue ground

Code: KUPER37

Size: 157x185cm

Size (ft): 5'1"x6'0"

Area: 2.90 m²

Density: 175 000 knots per square meter, totally ~500 000 knots

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

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 (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: 0.5cm

Ends: six rows of decorative knotted meshwork

Inscriptions: 1439 (weaving date)

Weaver: Rana

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The dark blue field scattered with a variety of animals & birds and geometric motifs around alternating ram's horn motifs flanked by hooked dart (or scissors) motifs etc. in a madder red kufic border.

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