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Absheron carpet weaving school

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The Absheron Carpet Weaving School is one of the Azerbaijani carpet weaving schools.[1][2] The school covers the Absheron villages: Goradil, Novkhani, Surakhani, Nardaran, Bulbul, Fatmai, Mardakan, Qala, Khila, as well as the Khyzy region. Such centers of carpet weaving as Gadi, Khil, Kesh, Fyndygan and others are also known.[3][4]

Carpets of the Absheron school

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Characteristic

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The carpets are characterized by softness and intensity of colors, original geometric patterns. The geometric patterns and images of plants are often associated with the decorations of these carpets.

Most of the carpets bear the names of the places and villages where they were woven. Examples of such carpets are such famous compositions as Khilabuta, Hila-Afshan, Novkhani, Surakhani, Kala, Baky, Goradil, Fatmai, Fyndygan, Gadi, etc.[5] One of the best products of the Baku carpet weaving school is the "Zili" carpet, woven in a manner similar to the "Shadda" carpet.[5]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Кәримов, Ләтиф (1961). Азербайджанский ковер. Baku: Akademii nauk Azerbaĭdzhanskoĭ SSR.
  2. ^ Ашурбейли. Очерк истории средневекового Баку, VIII-начало ХIХ вв., Сара (1964). Очерк истории средневекового Баку, VIII-начало ХIХ вв (2 ed.). Baku: Akademii nauk Azerbaĭdzhanskoĭ SSSR. p. 340. JSTOR 1.
  3. ^ "Зашифрованная книга» - Азербайджанский ковер -Путешествуем по Азербайджану -Спецпроекты". vakrf.ru. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Возрождение азербайджанского ковра". Wem.az. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b Алиева. Ворсовые ковры Азербайджана ХИХ-начала ХХ века., Ана-ханум (1987). Ворсовые ковры Азербайджана ХИХ-начала ХХ века. Baku: Элм. p. 150. JSTOR 1.