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Caucasian Kazak Borchaly (so called Borchalo) Prayer rug
CODE: KZBJP05
Size: 119x130cm
Size (ft): 3'10"x4'3"
Area: 1.54 m2
Density: 110 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wefts
Note: Very similar antique Bordjalou prayer rug is published in Murray L. Eiland Jr. & Murray Eiland's "Oriental Rugs - A Complete Guide" (plate 264, p. 273)
Handwoven in Azerbaijan

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For more information about the above rug or to place an order please email vd@azerbaijanrugs.com (Baku, Azerbaijan) or ra@azerbaijanrugs.com  (San Francisco Bay Area). We will get back to you within 24 hours or less.