Geometric transformation of dragon motif in flat-woven carpets “Verni”

Abstract

The article is devoted to the artistic transformation of the dragon motifs of the Safavid carpets in the flat-woven Karabakh carpets “Verni”. The introduction provides an overview of the symbolism of dragon motifs. The roots of this motif can be traced in the mythology of Western Asia, Anatolia and the Caucasus.

In the main part of the article, the dragon motif and its later transformation in the flat-woven “Verni” carpets are analyzed. The issues of technology, design, color structure of the dracon Karabakh “Verni” of the late 19th-early and early 20th centuries are considered.

The iconographic analysis of the dragon motif on the flat-woven Karabakh carpets “Verni” revealed the direct relationship of this motif with the motifs of the famous “Dragon” carpets of the Safavid period.