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Shirvan Kabistan rug in a yellow ground with an overall serrated leaf lattice design containing individual floral sprays

Code: SHRKBS14M

Size: 114x154cm

Size (ft): 3'8"x5'0"

Area: 1.75 m2

Density: 160 000 knots per square meter, totally ~280 000 knots

Colors: red, mauve, sky blue, yellow, light green, lawn green, midnight blue, cinnamon, chartreuse, olive, apricot, ivory, dark brown.

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

Weaver: Malayka

Weaving Period: Three months

Handwoven in Azerbaijan

Design: The yellow camel field with serrated lattice containing polychrome floral sprays, in an ivory border of bird motif border between panelled arrowhead and flower-head stripes, outer-barber-pole stripes

 

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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.