Chul (carpet)

Chul is a thick horse-cover from wool material that covers the horse to sit on top to protect yourself from cold weather. The covers are mostly rusty, rarely touched by pile technique. In addition, both pile and non-woven weave (also known as "mysterious" tissue technique) are also available. One of these rods is the Chulaian example of the Shirvan group, preserved in the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum and dating back to the late 19th century. Unique with its rich ornament and color harmony, this unique feature draws attention to its uniqueness. The composition consists of intermediate and three edges, and it is decorated with a geometric element, stylized butterfly and bird drawings. On the border there is the sign "flow water" representing the infinity and protection of the S-shaped hinge motifs. In the center section, the "combs" element, which is described in consistency, means being protected from scams. Generally, such elements can be found in many carpet products. The element "Pıtraq", which means abundance and blessing, is also considered to be one of the main ornaments hanging on chulpe. Flower elements decorating borders symbolize divine love and longing.^[1]

Shelles were widely used in special gatherings and banquets to protect the animal (horses, camels, oxen) or to protect the animal in cold weather. At the touch of wool, cotton, and sometimes silk threads, the weaving knives woven themselves and decorated them with various ornaments. The rectangular shape of the wick rope was wounded with fringed skulls.

The decoration of the cherries, the artistic design differed from the people's belongings. For example, the use of precious stones was used in the artistic design of the sculpted chunks for rulers and officials.

The history of home appliances with the help of pile carpet technology in Azerbaijan goes back to ancient times. According to archaeological materials and written sources, carpets in Azerbaijan were still engaged in Bronze Age (the end of the II millennium BC - early in the 1st millennium). A clay decorated with flower patterns on a horseshoe hinge found in Maku, South Azerbaijan (2 millennium BC) is officially painted on the surface of the golden glass found on Hasanli Hill, near Lake Urmia, and other findings show that carpet art in Azerbaijan has ancient history.^[2]

Written sources provide detailed information on many carpet products, including chulls, which are woven in Azerbaijan. The story of the X-th century and unknown to the author is in the "Hudud al-alam", which is mentioned in the Muğan sheets.

There are favorable conditions for the development of livestock and livestock in many regions of Azerbaijan, and the use of rope has been widespread in those regions. Chulches woven in Garabagh, Mugan, Shirvan, Baku, as well as in South Azerbaijan were selected for both texture, material and artistic design.^[3]

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