Стр. 188 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Carpet. Wool. Pile-weave. Iravan group. Hamamli, Pambak, western Azerbaijan. 376x191. 1299 AH/1878 CE.
The date 1299 AH appears at the bottom of the gyol (medallion) in the center of the middle field of the carpet. Three large hexagonal
gyols are located in the middle field of this dark red background carpet. A red rectangular medallion appears inside the gyols. The ed-
ges of the medallions are surrounded with yellow su (water) and are designed with hooked motifs from the left and right. A tree is sha-
ped out of the hooks, designed face-to-face at the top and bottom of the medallions. Turkish people had strong faith in trees and plants,
related to their mythical views. They always viewed trees as creative forces. Some Oghuz legends note that humans were created out
of trees. The edges of the navy blue background gyol are surrounded with green su and completed with buynuz (horn) motifs in the
upper and lower sections. Similar colored hooked elements are depicted from the right and left along the edges of the gyol. In the upper
center sections of the navy blue gyol in the empty spaces of the middle field, rhombic medallions are depicted. Octagonal stars are pla-
ced on the black background inside the medallions; there are small rhomboid motifs in the lower and upper corners. The top corner no-
oks of the stars are reminiscent of bird heads facing opposite directions. The edges of the medallions are surrounded with hooks. Two
large black background rhombic medallions with hooked edges designed with star-like motifs on the inside are depicted in the empty