Zprávy památkové péče 2016, 76(Příloha):45-50

Rural rugs of the South Caucasus and castles administered by the National Heritage Institute

Zdenka Klimtová

Rural rugs of the South Caucasus and castles administered by the National Heritage Institute
As part of the task project entitled Research, Evidence and Principles for the Care and Presentation of Oriental Rugs and Related Textile Works in Installations, Exhibitions and Depositories of selected buildings as part of the research objective Research, Documentation, and Presentation of Movable Cultural Heritage, funded with the support of the long-term conceptual development of research organizations (DKRVO), a survey of hand-woven rugs of Asian provenance in installations and depositories was conducted in more than fifty castles administered by the National Heritage Institute. The survey showed a significant representation of rugs from the South Caucasus region, from the production areas of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.
Caucasian rugs are generally divided into groups with common features including structure, patterns, and more specifics. The most traditional features in the 19th and early 20th century have been retained by a group of rugs known as Kazak, tied over a wide area from western Azerbaijan across northern Armenia over the neighboring region of South Georgia. The article presents and compares the commonalities and differences of Sewan Kazak from the Kozel State Castle, another, probably the oldest group of Kazak rugs at the Náměšť nad Oslavou State Castle, and several Borchali Kazaks from other castle collections. In the collections of the Moravian castles, there are four rugs of a not very widespread type, typically assigned to Karachop type Kazaks, although they may also be included into the Ganja group, since these rugs with the Kedabek type designation, localizing Azerbaijani authors. The dated rug (1870) from the Bouzov State Castle represents production typical for the Ganja region.

Keywords: rugs; South Caucasus; Kazak rug; Ganja rug

Published: December 1, 2016  Show citation