Ganja rugs
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Ganja rugs or Geunge rugs are a category of Caucasian rug from the town of Gəncə, Azerbaijan, also written Geunge, Gendje or Ganja.[1] Gəncə is located between the weavings areas of Karabagh, Kazakh and Shirvan and it also acted as a marketing centre for weaving from those surrounding areas.
Ganja carpet-making school includes Ganja city and its surrounding villages and territories of the Samukh, Gadabay, Shamkir regions. Ganja carpet making school had a positive influence on the carpet-making of the surrounding regions. Ganja carpet-making school includes compositions like "Ganja carpet", "Old Ganja carpet", "Golkend carpet", "Fakhralı carpet", "Chaykend carpet", "Chaylı carpet", "Shadyly carpet", "Chyraqly carpet", "Samukh carpet". The namaz praying carpet "Fakhraly" included in Ganja group distinguishes with its high art feature, kind of knitting from other carpet compositions.
References
- ^ Jacobson, Esther Oriental Rugs: a guide
- Ian Bennett, Oriental Rugs, Volume 1 Caucasian, Antique Collectors Club 1981, ISBN 0-902028-58-8