Author
unknown
Author Original
مجهول
Publication Date
The beginning of the eighteenth century AD
Publication Place
-
Khninko Museum
Subject
Wool, without hair (scheidah) knitting — unknown
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول : 266 سم ، العرض : 182 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
356 БВ
Record ID
object;EPM;uc;Mus21;46;ar
Library Location
Khninko Museum
Date
The beginning of the eighteenth century AD
Notes
This illustrated carpet (shedde) dates back to the beginning of the 18th century and is an outstanding piece of Azerbaijani art. Shedde or shadda (shaddah) is one of the most complex types of pileless knitting. In addition to the warp and weft threads, many colored threads are woven together into a body that forms a very complex and charming pattern. The museum preserves a rare type of illustrated carpet (shedde), which is produced by teachers in Karabakh, a region where cattle breeders lived from ancient times. The shedde carpet in the museum depicts rich animal figures and images of humans. The formation in the central area consists of two broad types of horizontal bands, and one of the bands depicts a convoy of camels moving from left to right. They alternate with a band depicting mounted knights and hunters with hawks and dogs moving in the same direction. Each procession is led by a man, and the two subjects are grouped in a single formation (the camel caravan is a common theme in Karbaj carpets, and the theme of the Shah’s falcons is well known from miniature paintings and stone carving), which is considered unique.
Sample Text
"Sheeda Carpet" in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uc;Mus21;46;ar
