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The artistic structure of this horse chul (cloth) with rich ornamentation contains a central field dividing into motifs and
a border.
Yellow motifs part from one another in stripes trimmed with black, red, and blue incomplete elements. There are bright
red, dark green, and blue stylized bird depictions inside the motifs. These figures are called rooster among weavers. Ele-
ments called two-headed and four-footed “qoshaqush” (twin birds) are depicted between the rooster figures. There are
small s-shaped square motifs with projected upper and lower areas. These motifs are trimmed with red, white, red-green,
and blue motifs, with blue, brown, and white colors on red roosters.
The square elements over the two-headed and four-footed birds are white.
The blank spaces among the motifs are trimmed with small brown, red, and blue, barely visible s-shaped elements.
The edges of the motifs are surrounded with small brown square elements on the inside.
The elements on the chul’s border are the same size as the motifs in the striped motifs in the central field.
The edges of the border are surrounded with white lines called “burma” (curl).
Brown square elements on the edges of the motifs are repeated in the edges of the chul as well.
The birds in the upper section of the chul are repeated interlaced in the same form in two lines with changing colors. Two-
headed four-footed twin bird depictions on the left and right in the upper section are repeated in four lines.
The color design of the chul is rich. The weaver achieved a pleasant appearance creating a good mood as a result of the
highly professional harmony of cold and hot colors.
The chul is trimmed with wool yarn. The condition of the chul is excellent. The chul is of artistic, historical, and scientific
importance.