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Local weavers called this carpet “Takgol Padar.”
Four large “gyol” (medallion) arranged vertically one after the other have been
placed in the central field of this sumac background carpet. The selvage (self-finished
edge) of the “gyols” is surrounded with scallops on the inside and square-shaped
and chain elements on the inside.
Hook-like motifs with similar form but various colors have been arranged in the
center of the “gyols.”
Hook-like motifs with similar form are repeated with various colors in the gaps
between the “gyols” in the central field of the carpet. Eight-petal flowers trimmed
with white, dark-blue, blue, brown, and green have been depicted in the right and
left of the central field of the carpet. The color of the flowers has been formed with
and eye towards achieving a special harmony.
The gaps of the central field are filled with four- and eight-petal flo-
wers, horseshoe-shaped, hook-like, and other motifs.
There are blue background “gubba” elements on the top and bottom of the carpet.
Classic elements are trimmed over the “gubba.”
A narrow border trimmed with lozenge motifs encircles the central field. The nar-
row border is completed by “medakhil” trimmed with s-shaped motifs.
“Jutbuynuz” (two-horned) motifs have been depicted on the white background
major border of the carpet. The major border is encircled by minor borders trimmed
with four-petal flowers. An external minor border is completed with “medakhil,”
trimmed with s-shaped motifs on the outside.
The pile and wrap is made of wool, but the weft of the carpet is made from cotton.
The storage condition of the carpet is excellent. The carpet is of artistic, historic, and
scientific importance.