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Of all rugs Caucasian Prayer Rugs are some of
the most popular. Here I mean to gather together
my notes on them and in time flesh the notes out
with more detail. If you want it all faster get a
copy of Kaffel,
Ralph. Caucasian Prayer Rugs. London, UK.
Laurence King in Association with Hali, 1998
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Kazak Prayer Rugs
At the beginning of the 19th Century most of
the land between Kazak and Erevan was part of the
Erevan Khanate. This was the hereditary seat of
the Qajar tribe. A massive shift occurred in a
series of wars Russia moved through the Caucasus
driving the Moslems south. These tribesmen were a
mix of Qajar and Afshar and other Azeri Turks. By
1830 there were about 300 abandoned villages in
northern Erevan. As the Moslems moved south the
Armenians moved north taking the abandoned
villages and their new homes. Because of the
desperate need to make money Armenian weavers
turned out a huge amount of rugs for export. Many
of these rugs were prayer rugs
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Bordjalu Prayer Rugs
Bordjalu rugs are from the
section of Georgia that was Armenian in the 19th
century. They are closely related to Kazak Rugs
and are Armenian in origin.
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| Fachralo Kazaks
For all types visit my Guide to Fachralo Kazak Rugs
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| Marsali Rugs
Marsali Rugs are included in the
Azeri group and may be very similar to Shirvan
rugs. Daghestan Prayer rugs can look very similar
but have a ribbed back where you may expect a
flat back in a Azeri rug.
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Akstafa Prayer Rugs
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The Hagop Manoyan Akstafa Prayer Rug
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Akstafa rugs are made in the Azeri area north
of Kazak and into the adjoining areas of Georgia.
Akstafa rugs are closer to Shirvan rugs then they
are to Kazak since the Akstafa rugs are Azeri and
Kazak rugs are woven by Armenians.
For more information visit my Guide
to Akstafa Rugs
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| Shirvan Prayer Rugs
Shirvan rugs are the largest
group of Azeri rugs in the Caucasus. Since they
are Azeri they hold similarities to other Azeri
rugs such as Akstafa and Marsali rugs.
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Daghestan Prayer Rugs
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Daghestan Prayer Rugs
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Prior to the coming of the Russians Daghestan
was only the Mountainous area of what is now
Daghestan and the flat area near the sea was
Derbent. When the Russians set up their
administrative districts they combined the two
and called it Daghestan. I should have more
Daghestan rugs and I might. The problem is that
Daghestan prayer rugs can look like Shirvan rugs
or even Marsali rugs. The key to identification
is that the Daghestan rugs have a deeply ribbed
back. On a Kuba rug look for warp depression of
about 45 to 70 degrees and Daghestan rugs to be
over 70 degrees.
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| Rugs with Hands
This is not a real group. I just
felt like grouping Caucasian Prayer rugs with
hands just for the fun of it.
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Karabagh Prayer Rugs
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Karabagh Prayer Rugs
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