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animal motifs such as birds and dragons,
complex geometrical elements, fylfots,
and multi-angular stars.
These ornaments exemplify complex
patterns of the decorative arts. They
have developed over years and become
recognisable components of the Gazakh-
Borchaly group’s style and history. The
images engraved in people’s memories
are portrayed through geometric
elements on Gazakh-Borchaly carpets,
thereby creating special decorative
patterns.
Unique patterns are found on Gazakh-
Borchaly group carpet patterns are
unique, including “Shikhli,” “Oysuzlu,”
“Demirchiler,” “Borchaly,” “Gazakh,”
“Karachop,” “Gachagan,” “Garayazi,”
“Salahli,” “Karagoyunlu,” “Goychali,”
“Gaymagli,” and others. Both pile and
flat weave carpets such as zili, palas, and
kilim, as well as carpet products such as
mafrash (Catchall), khurjun (Saddle bag),
heybe, salt bags, yekhar, horse covers,
and other products, have been woven in
this region.
Although in most cases Gazakh-
Borchaly carpets were named after the
village where they were woven, they also
are known by conventional names based
on their compositional structure. For
instance, the carpet known as “Shikhli”
is sometimes called “Gadim Shikhli” or
“Ulduzlu Shikhli;” “Borchaly” carpets
are sometimes known as “Ziynatnishan”
or “Lambali”. A particular graphical
representation of the “Borchaly”
1. Karachop carpet. Wool. Pile weave. 17th century.
Gazakh - Borchaly group. From a private collection.
2. The front of the catchall. Wool. Flat weave. 19th century.
Gazakh - Borchaly group. From a private collection.
3. Zili. Wool. Flat weave. Late 19th century. 178cm x 145cm.
Gazakh - Borchaly group. From a private collection.
4. Zili. Wool. Flat weave. AH 1346 (1927.)
Gazakh - Borchaly group. From a private collection. 3
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