210px, 19th century Arran rug
Arran carpets are a carpet variety of carpets of the
Karabakh carpet
The Karabakh carpet (, ), or Artsakh carpet (), is one of the varieties of carpets of Transcaucasia, made in the Karabakh region.
History
Carpet-weaving was historically a traditional profession for the female population of Karabakh, including m ...
type.
History
Barda was the center of Arran carpets production. From the second half of the 19th century these carpets began to be produced in
Jabrayil
Jabrayil (, ) is a ghost city in Azerbaijan, nominally the administrative capital of Azerbaijan's Jabrayil District.
A town with Azerbaijani majority and Armenians, Armenian plurality at various times during the Russian Empire, Russian imperial ...
weaving factories under the name "Ərran", referring to the
Ərran region. It is known that in the 9th-10th centuries Barda was the center of this region. More recently, Arran carpets have been called "Jabrail" because they are widely produced in Jabrayil carpet weaving factories.
Characteristics
The composition of the decorative pattern in the middle section of the Aran carpets consists of tasseled
buta. These buta patterns - the main elements - are rarely but specifically placed in the middle field according to paisley-patterned carpets. Buta contains a description of birds and different shapes.
Arran carpets are woven in different formats. Density of knots is 4 knots per cm (160,000 knots per square meter). Pile length is 7 mm.
Karabakh carpets
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See also
*Azerbaijani rug
Azerbaijani carpet () is a traditional carpet (rug) made in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani carpet is a handmade textile of various sizes, with a dense texture and a pile or pile-less surface, whose patterns are characteristic of Azerbaijan's many ca ...
*Karabakh carpet
The Karabakh carpet (, ), or Artsakh carpet (), is one of the varieties of carpets of Transcaucasia, made in the Karabakh region.
History
Carpet-weaving was historically a traditional profession for the female population of Karabakh, including m ...
References
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Azerbaijani rugs and carpets
Oriental rugs and carpets