Стр. 269 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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This zili-type carpet product reflects a compo-
sition belonging to the Karabakh Group.
The middle fields of both sides of the mafrash
(catchall) are divided into schemes designed in
a horizontal direction. There are tree-like motifs
designed in white and sumac inside the navy
blue background scheme. The branches of the
white tree-like elements are designed with su-
mac-colored triangles and branches, decorated
with white rectangles.
There are sumac and black tree-like elements
on the white background schemes of the mafra-
sh. The triangular motifs on the sumac branches
are depicted in black and the same motifs are
depicted in sumac on the black branches. The
tree-like elements are reminiscent of the tail of
a peacock.
The empty spaces on the schemes are filled
with s-shaped motifs. The edges of the navy
blue background schemes are surrounded with
rhombic elements arranged in a chainlike form,
one after the other. Just as in ancient descriptive
art, a “baklava” ornament made out of rhombs
encountered on the Azerbaijan carpets appears.
This ornament has been widely represented on
many carpets and carpet products including
mafrashs. This ornament has been mostly used
on mafrashs belonging to the Karabakh and
Shirvan Groups of Azerbaijan. This ornament
is also encountered on the faience dishes found
in several districts of Azerbaijan, including the
Gedebey graveyard and on bronze belts found
in Mingechevir. This ornament is represented on
many clay and bone beads discovered on sev-
eral monuments in Azerbaijan of the Bronze and
Stone Ages.
Small rhombic medallions are depicted inside
the black background schemes in the upper part
of the mafrash. There are cross-like motifs inside
the medallions. The edges of the medallions are
surrounded with stripes decorated with red,
blue, and black. The cross-like motifs are com-
pleted with su (water) designed in dark red with
white edges.
Incomplete rhombic elements are depicted on
the narrow schemes in the lower part of the ma-
frash. The narrow schemes are enclosed with
narrow stripes designed with hooked motifs on
the inside. The motifs are represented in light
green, blue, white, and brown.
The bottom part of the mafrash is woven using
technology and composition specific to palases.
The stripes specific to palases are depicted in
dark red, blue, green, white, and black. The edg-
es of the wide stripes are illustrated with white
and black sichandishi (mouse teeth). On the
edges of the mafrash, the word “Mahammad” is
written in the Cyrillic alphabet.