Kilim Garagoyunlu. Gazakh, Azerbaijan. Early 20th century.​ Wool. Flat-woven, handmade. Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum collection

This kilim was included within the museum’s Flat-woven Carpets collection in 2020.​ The artistic structure of Garagoyunlu kilim consists of rhythmic​ rapports​ of unadorned and patterned horizontal stripes.​ Goshaqarmaq (paired hooks) or qoshabuynuz (paired horns) pattern belonging to the ancient Oghuz tribes decorates the wide stripes. Older weavers popularly called it kilim damgasi (tamga, a tribal symbol).​ A ribbon dolama ornament, a symbol of flowing water adorns the kilim strips, except for the narrowest ones, and enriches the composition’s artistic meaning.