Kuba Tekye
Runner
Code: KUTEK04
Size:
83x232cm
Size (ft): 2'8"x7'7"
Area: 1.92 m2
Density: 195 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo,
pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and
cotton wefts
Hand knotted in Azerbaijan
Design: The indigo field with an overall serrated leaf lattice
containing individual floral sprays, in a crab motif main border between
pakhlava nakhysh motif minor borders. This carpet illustrates the bold
Turkic style's tendency toward more densely populated fields and smaller
figures; the grid of the ancient courtly rugs has multiplied and narrowed
and now contains minute geometric figures of floral design |