Kuba Zeyve Rug in a yellow ground

Code: KUZEY24A

Size: 123x179cm

Size (ft): 4'0"x5'10"

Area: 2.2 m²

Density: 160 000 knots per square meter, totally ~ 350 000 knots

Colors: yellow, ivory, aqua green, red, cinnamon, midnight blue, dark brown, maroon, hazelnut, hazelnut, peach, sky blue.

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)

Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical)

Pile height: 0.5cm

Ends: five rows of decorative knotted meshwork

Weaver: Malak

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The medallion design is related to the early small pattern Holbein motif:
 

In the central field, the tamgas of the 24 Oghuz tribes (who played an important role in the ethnogenesis of the people of Azerbaijan) are scattered throughout the central field. The other elements woven in the rug: endless knot, swastika, tree of life, domestic animals, dragon (S), star, flower head, carnations etc.

The tamgas of 24 Oghuz tribes