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Kuba Zeyve Rug with star medallions

Code: KUZEY407

Size: 150x202cm

Size (ft): 5'0"x6'7"

Area: 3.03 m2

Density: 175 000 knots per square meter, totally ~520 000 knots

Colors: red, ivory, sky blue, aqua green/blue, chartreuse, midnight blue, apricot, dark blue, green, dark brown, yellow, maroon, aubergine, old purple, olive

Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), orange onion skins, purple 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: 0.6cm

Ends: five rows of decorative knotted meshwork

Inscriptions: tamga (tribal seal) of Afshar tribe, the letter "K" in Orkhon Yenisei scripts


Weaver: Leyla, Konul

Weaving Period: Four months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The medallion design is related to the historical small pattern Holbein motif:
 


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