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Bakshaish carpet with a
Minakhani design in a yellow ground Code: BSHMK02 Size: 180x231cm Size (ft): 5'10"x7'6" Area: 4.1 m2 Density: 165 000 knots per square meter, totally ~700 000 knots Colors: yellow, red, ivory, green, medium blue, dark blue, old purple, cinnamon, maroon, dark brown, light brown, apricot Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), cochineal, 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: 0.5 cm Ends: single knot Inscriptions: 1431 (weaving date), tamga (tribal seal) of Karakoyunlu and Afshar tribes 
 Weaver: Leyla, Fatima, Aygun Weaving Period: 5 months Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: The design is based on mid 19th century Bakhshaish carpets with the so called Minakhani design. The design derives from Safavid Period Herati design carpets. Two fish is floating in the main border between the floral palmettes. The general concept of the design here is the depiction of the nature where the nomads lived. Small tents are seen at the top and bottom of the central field to symbolize a nomadic lifestyle of the local people. The author of the design is Vugar Dadashov. |
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