Стр. 189 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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spaces at the top of the carpet’s middle field, on the right and left. There is a rectangular geometric element placed horizontally inside
the medallions, using red and white incomplete lines. There are rectangular elements in the bottom corners of the carpet’s middle field.
Classic motifs are designed inside these white background elements and the edges are surrounded with stripes designed using wavy
lines. There are deer, goat, and bird images in the empty spaces of the middle field. Zoomorphic and legendary images have been emp-
loyed inAzerbaijan’s decorative applied art throughout history, giving great artistic meaning to the objects they depicted. These images
include birds, animals, fish, and mythical beings. Bird images developed in relation to artistic features that became motifs encountered
continuously on art samples. Throughout the centuries, these images have been employed in different areas of Azerbaijani art, such as
metal products, faience dishes, and fabrics. Deer, goat, and other animal images are encountered in Azerbaijan’s decorative applied art
in addition to carpet designs. These images are even found in the depictions on the rocks in Gobustan. The white background border of
the carpet is designed using main border motifs specific to “Salahli” carpets of Gazakh. The same motifs are decorated with green on a
red background border as well. The borders are surrounded with blue su and white sichandishi (mouse teeth).