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Ref. No: 0407-26

Type: Kuba-Shirvan

Group: Kuba

Sub-Group: Kuba Shahar or Dragon

Origin Country: AZERBAIJAN, Guba City

General/Historical Information: In Azeri language shahar means city. They named it Guba shahar, because this carpet has been made only in the city center of Guba. The city is located on the Gudyal Chay river. It is one of the most ancient cities of Caucasian Region.

The old carpet makers also call this carpet as "Gudu" or "Gulistan". It is also called "Dragon", the shape of the medallion resembled to a dragon, therefore they named it in this way.

Art Analysis: The main composition of central part consists of a few gols - medallions that lined up vertically one after another. They call this kind of medallion "turunj" or "dragon", which was abundantly used in decorative art of middle ages. The central part of Guba Shahar carpets are called achiq yerli.

Pile: WOOL

Warps: wool

Wefts: cotton

Density/Kpsm (knots per square meter): (40x50) up to 200 000

Colors: Naturally dyed

Size: 125cmx190cm

Area: 2.38m2

AGE: circa 1960-65

Condition: excellent

Technical Analysis: Density of "Guba Shahar-Dragon" carpets varies from 40x40 to 50x50 per square decimeter. (from 160.000 to 250.000 knots per square meter)

The height of pile: 4-7 mm

Comments: There is an antique sample of Quba Shahar (Dragon) carpet in The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Art.

Researched and prepared by Vugar Dadashov

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