Kazakh Eagle Carpet

Kazakh national hat and black tea in two teabowls on the ethnic red carpet with oriental green pattern tubeteika or tubatay a traditional cap worn in tajikistan kazakhstan kyrgyzstan and uzbekistan.

Kazakh eagle carpet. History background when we speak of kazak rugs we are referring to rugs from the old kazak khanate. Qazax kazakh kazak kasak gazakh. Late 19th century 1890s kazakh rug with a rust border and red field with a traditional design. The majority of 19th century chelaberds feature two three or two and one half cruciform sunburst medallions while single eagles with one medallion are sometimes seen.

In this undated photo an eagle is wrapped in leather and carpet to keep it warm and relaxed despite frigid temperatures. Beautiful antique collection of tribal caucasian kazak rugs. The most used spelling today is qazax but rug people use kazak too. Eagle kazak rugs often have small animal bird and occasionally human figures woven into the field in whimsical juxtaposition to the grandeur of the cosmic major designs.

Qazax is a city of about twenty thousand people in northwest azerbaijan at 41 10 n 45 35 e. The carpet dealer has spent more than three decades helping. Late 19th century kazak rug with an eagle design and blue red yellow and green natural colors entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.