Kuba Zeyve Rug in a light brown ground

Code: KUZEY127A

Size: 123x190cm

Size (ft): 4'0"x6'2"

Area: 2.33 m²

Density: 160 000 knots per square meter, totally ~ 370 000 knots

Colors (16): Medium brown (ground color - undyed), light brown, dark brown (undyed), ivory (undyed), cerulean blue, midnight blue, light green, red, yellow, old purple/mauve, maroon.

Brown yarns used for the ground color is undyed natural light brown sheep wool

Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks, onion skins, 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: four-five rows of decorative knotted meshwork

Weaver: Bilqays

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, rams horn, kochak, birds, flowers etc.

The tamgas of 24 Oghuz tribes