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Reconstruction of a rare mid 19th century antique Kuba Khirdagül Chichi rug with an ivory ground
CODE: KUCHI18
Size (metric): 136x170cm
Size (ft): 4'5"x5'6"
Area: 2.31 m2
Density: 175 000 knots per square meter, totally ~ over 400 000 knots
Pile height: 0.4 cm
End finish: five rows of decorative knotted meshwork
Weaving period: 3 months

Colors: medium madder red, Persian blue, old purple/mauve, midnight blue, gold yellow, forest green, variegated soft green (main border), ivory, dark brown.
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), woad, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, natural brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool - all are eco-friendly and non-toxic
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and two shots of ivory wool wefts

Weavers: Amina
Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The ivory field filled with angular floral and geometric motifs, in a shaded green ground Kufic border between flowerhead and paneled diagonal "Pakhlava" (Traditional Azeri layered pastry with walnut filling) motif minor borders. Dated 1436

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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.