Antique Caucasian Shirvan Area Rug

Shirvan rug, floor covering handmade in the Shirvan region of Azerbaijan in the Southeastern Caucasus. With the exception of a group of rugs woven i...

Shirvan rug, floor covering handmade in the Shirvan region of Azerbaijan in the southeastern Caucasus. With the exception of a group of rugs woven in the vicinity of Baku, most Shirv...

Shirvan rug, floor covering handmade in the Shirvan region of Azerbaijan in the southeastern Caucasus. With the exception of a group of rugs woven in the vicinity of Baku, most Shirv...

Caucasian rugs are primarily produced as village productions rather than city pieces. Made from materials particular to individual tribal provinces, the rugs of the Caucasus normally...

Soumak (also spelled Soumakh, Sumak, Sumac, or Soumac) is a tapestry technique of weaving strong and decorative textiles used as rugs and domestic bags. Baks used for bedding are kno...

In circa 1179 a young man who would grow up to be Cinggis Qahan (Ghengis Khan) was aided by the son of the Chieftain of the Arulat clan. The young man was Bo'orcu. He became one of Cinggis Qahan's Dorben Kulu'ud (Great Warriors). In the Yuan ch'ao pi-shih, Quatrain 205, it is recorded that later in life Cinggis Qahan said "Let Bo'orcu govern the ten thousand of the right hand which take the Altai as pillow." In other words the Qahan gave a proto-tribal unit to a key general. The Lu of Bo'orculu as coming from the same root as the Mongol term Ulus which means the land, animals, and people, that a that an IL or tribal group controls. These people became known as the Bo'orculu or people of Bo'orcu. Over the years Bo'orculu becomes Borchalu. So if Ford is correct and I believe he is that the Borchalu are Mongol than they must be descended from the Horde of Bo'orcu. The Sultanate of Borchali was located in the southeastern part of Georgia and in the eastern part of today's Turkey. At the beginning of the 18th century, Borchali was vassal of the Khanate of Ganja and in 1736 was ceded by Persian Emperor Nadir Shah...

Beautiful fine shirvan Chichi of Caucasus late 19th century with a geometrical design and beautiful natural colors with blue, green, pink yellow and purple, entirely and finely hand ...

Superb antique Caucasian runner from the late 19th century with a rare all-over snowflake design. Measures: 3'6" x 13'3".

Beautiful 20th century Shirvan rug with a geometrical design and red, yellow and green colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.

A vintage Shirvan rug late 20th century with geometrical design and nice colors. Entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.  

A late 19th-century tribal connoisseur-level Caucasian Shirvan Runner. Measures: 3'3" x 12'6".

Vintage decorative Shirvan rug woven in the villages and mountains of the Caucasus with blue and red accents on a clear white ivory color ground. Measures: 3'7" x 5'2" The desi...