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Kuba Zeyve prayer rug in a natural ivory ground

Code: KUZEY119N

Size: 135x169cm

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

Area: 2.28 m2

Density: 165 000 knots per square meter, totally ~375 000 knots

Colors: ivory, yellow, lawn green, aqua green, cerulean blue, dark blue, apricot, maroon, chartreuse, dark brown, red.

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: five rows of decorative knotted meshwork

Inscriptions: tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe


Weaver: Malak

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The ivory field with many geometrical figures - hooked bars, rams horns, lozenges, combs, tree, pitcher motives, Memling Guls around three red, green and apricot stylised star medallions, an angled keel-arch above, the spandrels with various tribal motives, in a broad gold yellow border of stylised kufesque motif main border between diagonal striped "Pakhlava" (Traditional Azerbaijani layered pastry with walnut filling) motif minor borders and outer barber-pole stripes.

The inner minor border carries "su" (running water) motif.


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