About the Antique Rugs of the Future Project

 Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

 Shearing, Sorting, Washing, Carding, Spinning

 "The advantages of handspun yarn to machine spun yarn"

 Rediscovery of Ancient Natural Dyes		 Our Natural Dyestuffs

 Mordants

 Difference between synthetically and naturally dyed rugs

 Weaving and Finishing Steps

 Galleries of ARFP Caucasian Azerbaijani Rugs
 


OTTOMAN CARPETS WITH CHINTAMANI MOTIF



 

Chintamani rug fragment, late XVI century, Western Anatolia, Turkey. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

 

Medium: Cotton and wool
Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 72 inches (41.9 x 182.9 cm)
Accession Number: 1955-65-33
Credit Line: The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955