Стр. 128 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Carpet. Wool. Pile-weave. Iravan group. Chambarak (Girmizikend), Goyche, western Azerbaijan. 272x105. 1278 AH/1857 CE.
The date 1278AH appears inside the green background gyol (medallion) second from the top in the middle field of the carpet.
The name of the carpet is related to Fakhrali village situated 25 km to the northeast of Ganja. Veteran weavers call this carpet
“Ganja's Proud.” In the 19th century, this type of carpet was woven in many districts of western Azerbaijan, including the
Goyche district. In the middle field of this red carpet, a large medallion with mehrab (shrine) images appears at the top and
bottom. Inside the gyol, four hexagonal medallions are depicted, completed with goshabuynuz (double-horned) motifs at the
top and bottom, and arranged one after the other. In the center of the medallions, oblong elements reminiscent of ketebe appear
and are decorated with t-shaped motifs from right and left and with tree-like motifs at the top and bottom. Similar elements
are encountered more often on Ganja and Gazakh carpets. The empty spaces inside the gyol are filled with goshabuynuz, eight-
pointed star, rhombus, floral, and other classic elements. The gaps in the corners of the carpet are decorated with eight- and
four-petal motifs. At the top and bottom of the carpet, to the right and left of the mehrab, cream-colored classic elements are