Size: 266cm(H) x 133cm(W) / 8'9"(H) x 4'4"(W)

Region: Chi-Chi, Northeast Caucasus (Azerbaijan)

Date: Third quarter 19th century (1850 - 1874)

Main Colour: Red

Other Colours: indigo, yellow, green, black, turquoise,white, blue, navy.

Condition: Perfect

NO REPAIRS, no holes, no stains. Full pile, original selvedges and ends. = Nessuna riparazione , ne' buchi, ne' macchie. Tappeto a pieno vello, originali cimose e testate. = Caucasus antique rug in perfect condition !. = tappeto caucasico antico perfetto !
 

Structure

Pile wool warp wool / weft 2 shoots ( 1 shoot wool white ; 1 shoot cotton white ) = ordito lana / trama 2 passaggi ( 1 pass/ lana bianca; 1 passaggio cotone bianco )
 

Materials

wool and cotton
 

Full Description

Tchi-tchi from Shirvan (Caucasus / Kuba district). Lucca's Carpet

Kurdangul border motif . =

= Tchi-tchi provenienza Shirvan (Caucaso).

Kurdangul motivo del bordo.

Very fine knot, excellent colors and lustrous wool.

This Caucasus rug is rather rare Chi-chi, because the piece has the colour of the field RED .

Bright natural dyes.

This antique Chi-Chi was woven in 19 th. century, around 1860 / 1870, from village of DARA-CHICHI (Kuba district in the Shirvan province).

Finely knotted = Finemente annodato.