Стр. 85 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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The date 1250 AH appears in the left-hand corner of the upper part of the
carpet’s middle field.
The name of the carpet is historically related to the Borchali district (cur-
rently the Kvemo Kartli district of the Republic of Georgia) situated to the
northwest of the Gazakh district. One large eight-pointed medallion with
cream-colored background and two smaller eight-pointed medallions with
red background decorate the center field of the red carpet. A dordunsur
(four elements) motif appears inside the central medallion. Hooked ele-
ments are placed in the upper and lower parts of this motif, in addition to
a goshabuynuz (double-horned) on the right and left, a four-petal flower in
the center, and white and navy blue triangles inside the hooked elements.
In the upper and lower parts of the medallion there are arrow-like motifs
with hooked edges that point towards the center. Goshabuynuz motifs fill
the empty spaces in the center field of the medallion while zigzag elements
and hooked elements are depicted on the inside and outside, respectively.
The inside of the eight-pointed star with a cream-colored background is
divided into six red and navy blue triangles inside the smaller medallions.
The edges of the medallion are surrounded by navy blue hooked elements
on the inside and outside.
The wide border of the carpet is decorated with triangular motifs with
stepped edges, designed in cream, navy blue, and red. Yellow, red, blue,
navy blue, and cream colors are employed to adorn the zigzags along the
edges of the carpet. The middle border is surrounded by narrow stripes dec-
orated using hooked and mollabashi (chamomile) motifs on both sides. The
edges of the middle border are adorned with white su (water). The narrow
stripes are surrounded with yellow and red incomplete lines. Flowers char-
acteristic of Guba carpets and motifs characteristic of Gazakh carpets embel-
lish the empty spaces of the center field. The flower motifs are yellow, navy
blue, white, and red, while other motifs are navy blue, red, and cream colors.
The carpet belongs to the category of simple patterned compositions. Black
su complements the edges of the carpet on the right and left. The character-
istic colors of Gazakh carpets of Azerbaijan have been applied to this carpet.