Garagoyunlu

This piece features ornamental elements inspired by Garagoyunlu carpets from the Ganja-Gazakh school, named after the “Black Sheep” Turkic tribe. The designs of these rugs are diverse, often featuring smaller “lakes” with hooked edges and symmetrically arranged animal head images between them. Carpet experts have various interpretations of the heads, suggesting they range from two-headed dragons to ducks. Another interpretation divides the ornament into three symbolic sections: the middle represents our world, the top signifies heaven, and the bottom depicts the underworld. The two birds in the middle may symbolize a man and a woman as two elemental beginnings.