Baku carpet in a yellow field with overall afshan design Code: BKAF1711 Size: 134x170cm Size (ft): 4'4"x5'6" Area: 2.27 m2 Density: 165 000 knots per square meter, totally ~375 000 knots Colors: yellow, red, ivory, dark brown, light brown, cinnamon, purple, dark green, light green, navy blue, royal blue, midnight blue, maroon, apricot, sage green, medium blue. Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), 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: 0.4cm Ends: thin plaited fringes Inscriptions: 1440 (weaving date), tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe, the word "Adn" ("Garden of Eden") ![]() Weaver: woven by three sisters Weaving Period: Three months Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: The gold yellow field with overall afshan design of rosettes linked by angular flowering vine ending with split palmettes, in a madder red kufesque border between dark brown ground flowerhead and linked angular vine minor stripes. A striking diversity of large stylized flowerheads and angular split palmette motifs, presented in pairs, are striking in their clarity of line and exquisite coloration. |
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