Gollu-chichi or Gollu carpetsAzerbaijani carpets belonging to the Guba school of carpet weaving.[1][2][3]

Qollu chichi carpet (19th century). Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Baku

Technical characteristics edit

"Gollu Chichi" carpets are usually from 120x180 cm to 135x210 cm. Sometimes larger sizes are found. The density of loops varies from 40-50 to 50-60, and their height is 4-6 mm. The biggest factor that brought popularity to "Gollu Chichi" rugs was their appearance on a white background.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Azərbaycanda xalça sənətinin inkişafı" (in Azerbaijani). azerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Azərbaycan xalçası (PDF). Baku: Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası. 2012. p. 391. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. ^ Naila Valikhanli (2013). Bakı, Şirvan, Quba xalçaları. Baku: Ziya. p. 115-116. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ^ Latif Karimov (1983). Азербайджанский ковёр. Vol. II. Baku: Гянджлик. p. 145-148. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2022-08-03.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)