Baku carpet in a midnight
blue field with overall afshan design Code: BKAF172B Size: 152x202cm Size (ft): 4'11"x6'7" Area: 3.07 m2 Density: 160 000 knots per square meter, totally ~500 000 knots Colors: midnight blue, ivory, red, yellow, aubergine, aqua green, olive green, dark brown, light brown, maroon, old purple, beige, medium brown, hazelnut, medium blue, apricot, tan, pink, salmon. 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), the word "Adn" ("Garden of Eden"), "Baku" Weaver: Aynura, Ayten Weaving Period: Three months Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: The midnight blue field with overall afshan design of rosettes linked by angular flowering vine ending with split palmettes, in a madder red kufesque border between yellow 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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