Type A is a very different rug than Type B. The two center field latch hook medallions in Type A are much closer to the secondary medallions in a Lori Pambak Rug then they are to any of the iconography of Type B. Since Type B is from Gardabani where we have the greatest concentration in Georgian Bordjalu and Type A is most similar to Armenian rugs I came to the conclusion that Type A rugs must come from Karayazy became Gardabani in 1947. Plate 53 in Wright, Richard. Wertime, John. Caucasian Carpets and Covers shows a Bordjalu Kazak with some characteristics of Akstafa rugs. The Daniels Collection Bordjalu Rugs What is Borchali? BRIEF HISTORY: The Sultanate of Borchali was located in the southeastern part of Georgia and in the eastern part of today's Turkey. At the beginning of the 18th century, Borchali was vassal of the Khanate of Ganja and in 1736 was ceded by Persian Emperor Nadir Shah Afshar to the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti. Borchali was composed of today's Georgian districts of Marneuli, Gardabani and Bolnisi
The Nomadic Rug Traders Bordjalu Kazak rug There seems a clear dichotomy in the rugs attributed to the Bordjalu area. Bordjalu is a collection point in southern Georgia for the area that runs up the southern ridge of the Caucasus south of Tbilisi. This is the quintessential Type A. Since Borchalo was divided into three provinces; Marneuli, Gardabani and Bolnisi I suggest that we can constuct a probable grouping by seeking to trifurcate the group. By taking the available rugs and dividing them into groups we end up with three logical groups. The easiest one is the Karayazy or Gardabani Group since there is a firm body of rugs and pictorial evidence to give us firm anchor rugs, So now we have two groups and two regions. Type A looks very close to examples that I feel have a high probability of being Arminian. Take for example Bennett, Ian et al. Oriental Rugs Volume 1 Caucasian. plate 69. The field is related to the Type A Bordjalu. The main border however is Arminian, Compare plate 69 to plate 140 a rug attributed to Erivan. Bolnisi is the southwestern most region of the Borchallo area. It historically has had the greatest concentration of Armenians. If we attribute the Type A Borchally rugs to Borchalo, Borchaly, Borcialu, Borchalo, Bor`calo
Bordjalou Rugs are part of the broader category of Caucasian Rugs and Caucasian Carpets For Further Reading: Thanks and best wishes, J. Barry O'Connell Jr. |
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