About Ornaments

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The meaning and symbolism of some elements of the ornament Ancient people endowed by certain signs his ideas about the

world.

circle - the sun,

square - land,

Triangle - mountains,

Swastika - the movement of the sun,

spiral - the development of the movement

Animal world

•In the Azerbaijani carpets frequent images of birds, namely, an eagle and a peacock. The eagle is most common in the palace, "Tabriz" and symbolizes the carpets in their power and royal dignity. Later on the carpets, the eagle came to mean protective talisman. Peacock was associated with a solar deity also believed that "peacock eye" could protect against imminent harm. In the decorations depicting a sheep or goat, the implica-tions for nomadic roots of certain tribes. Most often, the technical capabilities and size rugs are not allowed to put the image of animals as a whole, therefore, domestic animals such as sheep and goats, were represented in the form of conventional horns symbol means «S» in the central fringe fields and carpets. The same form was stylized dragon. Picture of a dragon, which was to serve as a mascot, first appeared on the lush carpets produced in the court of Azerbaijan manufactures from the XVII century. It has since this motif is widespread, continuing to be one of the most common carpet plots until the end of the XIX century, undergoing great changes in style

The figure of the animals

The figure of the animals

The figure of the animals

The figure of the birds

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Signs and symbols of the sun, earth, fertility and water

Square - the land

Ornamentation

•Azerbaijani rugs are distinguished school colors, built on a combination of extensive local colors. Ornament Azerbaijani carpets varies depending on the type and location of production. Thus, for such carpets as "Cuba", "Shirvan", "Kazakhstan", "Zanjan" characterized by complex geometric patterns, which include schematic figures of an-imals and people, and placed on one axis in the central field of polygonal or stellate shaped medallions, other such as "Tabriz" and "Karabakh" is inherent in a diverse floral design with an abundance of floral motifs. The aesthetic principle of Azerbaijani carpet enclosed in a planar solution of the "pictures", the rhythm pattern, traditional segmentation of the central field and border, laconic geometry elements. According to well-known American collector and art critic John Vea, in the ornamentation of the Azerbaijani carpet can be seen close intertwining of tradition and the influence of Turkish, Persian and Asian motifs, as well as the heritage elements of carpet north-western tribes of Iran.

Flower

• The same elements of the ornament in other times were perceived and used differently, depending on the beliefs and views of the surrounding reality. They gave particular interpretation, fine decision style. For example:

• a rose (rosette, rosette) on ancient pagan beliefs, the flower of Venus - symbol of love and beauty;

• in the Middle Ages - Flower Lady;

• Islam - a symbol of heavenly life and space force, "glows the rose as a gift from the sun, and its petals are the smallest of the Moon."

A rose

Flower Lady

Stars

Swastika

• So vivid example is the element of the swastika, one of the earliest characters, which is found in the patterns of almost all the peoples of Europe, Asia, America and other ancient swastika is found in the culture of the tribes Tripoli V-IV millennium BC. Oe. In ancient and medieval cultures, the swastika - a solar symbol, a lucky sign, which is associated with ideas of fertility, generosity, prosperity, and strength of the movement of the sun.

Swastika

Geometric shapes•

The most common geometric patterns found in carpets, "Baku", "Guba", "Kazakh" and "Ganja" schools. Among these patterns dominated by a swastika and the eight-pointed star. The swastika dates back to the religious beliefs of polytheism, representing the center of the sky, from which emanate rays of twisted spiral. In this symbol, presumably represented by the sun, surrounded by the constellations, or conventional representation of a vortex soaring birds. Vosmiugolnaya star placed in the center of the carpet, often flanked by symbolic figures in the form of dia-monds and squares, and later under the influence of "Tabriz" culture of carpet weav-ing carpets in other schools around the edges, there are elements of flora

Geometric shapes

Islamic symbols•

Symbols of Islam is also found in the patterns of Azerbaijani carpets. These include the hand of Fatima, beshbarmak - five fingers, symbolizing the five precepts of Islam and Muslims, five revered personalities - the Prophet Mohammed, Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn. As a central pattern carpet is used as the image of Islamic architectural element "mihrab" niche in the wall in a Muslim mosque which is always turned towards the holy city of Mecca.

Islamic symbols

DOLANGACH - Meander• So far, researchers have art there is no consensus about the origin

of the ornamental motif meanders (this type of ornament got its name from the winding river Meander in Asia Minor, now called the river Menderes), which belongs to the characteristic ornamental motifs of ancient Greece, as well as Mexico, Peru and other nations. It occurs in both the easiest and the most complex patterns on the buildings, vessels, clothing, etc.

• One of the greatest scholars of the ancient culture of A. Formozov believes that the "wave, characteristic of the ancient vase painting, Greek potters borrowed from the weavers, and they just copied the image of the strands, resulting in them involuntarily in the manufacture of clothing. In Paleolithic hunters in Eastern Europe who are not familiar with the weaving, Square appeared likely to result in a more complex zigzags, often engraved on their bone objects.

DOLANGACH-Meander

Man

Images of human

Mythological creatures

Mythological creatures

Mythological creatures