Стр. 213 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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The carpet was woven on the basis of the
Gazakh composition. The date 1312 AH appears
at the top part of the carpet.
The patterns of the kilims belonging to the ear-
ly developmental period of carpet art are woven
with a simple winding technique and are called
gazmali or gazmasiz. The kilims were used in
huts, nomad tents, and wedding houses as inter-
nal decoration and flooring as well as external
cover.
The kilims were used on the internal flooring
for funeral ceremonies and this tradition is fol-
lowed in many districts of Azerbaijan today.
The main decoration of the carpet consists
of horizontal narrow and wide schemes. Jut-
buynuz (double-horned) motifs are depicted
on the wide schemes. There are classic elements
with stepped edges between these motifs. These
classic elements are depicted in the center of the
jutbuynuz elements by alternating the colors.
The jutbuynuz motifs are designed in dark red,
navy blue, green, and blue on the white field
schemes; in cream, red, white, and light brown
on the navy blue background; and in light green,
navy blue, and yellow on the dark red back-
ground. Elements called damga (stamp) are de-
picted on the narrow schemes. These elements
are designed in red on a dark green background;
in yellow and blue on the black-red background;
in red and cornelian on the white background;
and in cream and red on the blue background.
The history of jutbuynuz and damga motifs as
depicted in different areas of Azerbaijan’s deco-
rative applied arts, including carpet weaving, is
very ancient.
Contrasting colors dominate on the carpet. A
very attractive color arrangement has been pro-
duced by harmonically alternating colors on the
repeated schemes.