Стр. 77 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Carpets called “Goja” that were woven in western Azerbaijan have outstanding artistic pattern designs and bright colors.
The middle field of the carpet has a rich compositional structure. Small motifs reminiscent of flaming palmettos are used at the
edges of light and dark red, brown, blue, and green medallions on the navy blue background. These motifs harmonize with the
elements in the background and on the inside of the medallions, further enriching the carpet’s look.
The empty parts on the middle field of the carpet are filled with six-petal and eight-petal flowers, small trees, and other motifs.
There are bud images on the branches of the trees.
The narrow red background border of the carpet is designed with wavy zigzags. Blue, yellow, brown, green, pink, cream, and
white colors are used for the border. Madakhils completed with blue and red zigzags encircle the border on both sides. The edges
of the zigzags are completed with su (water) and the madakhils are decorated with white and red sichandishi (mouse teeth).
Contrasting colors dominate on the carpet, but complementary colors are professionally employed as well.