Coming to Khiva? Visit the interactive guidebook to the sights and culture of Khiva.) Design: Afandi Gul This was one of the first tiny carpets we made.Size: 0.58m x 0.57m Date: 2006 | ) Afandi GulThis design comes from a door in a small side street, very near to the Carpet Workshop. |
) Design: Afandi Gul | |
) Design: Arik Gul | Arik Gul (Apricot Flower) This design comes from a carved wooden door |
) Design: Arkanchi Size: 1.2m x 1.14m Date: 2004 | ) Arkanchi (Rope Maker)This design appears on an old carved wooden door now fitted into the Arkanchi hotel, founded by a rope-maker. |
) Design: Arkanchi Size: 1.17m x 1.18m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Arkanchi Size: 1.2m x 1.2m Date: 2012 | |
) Design: Arkanchi | |
) Design: Arkanchi | |
) Design: Bogcha Gul Size: 1.7m x 1.19m Date: 2005 | ) Bogcha GulThis design is taken from a door to a large house in the old town. |
) Design: Bogcha Gul | |
) Design: Divanbegi Size: 2.08m x 1.24m Date: 2005 | ) Divanbegi (Prime Minister)This design comes from the front door to the Prime Minister's Madrassah. |
) Design: Divanbegi Size: 1.95m x 1.45m Date: 2005 | |
) Design: Divanbegi | |
) Design: Divanbegi | |
) Design: Divanbegi | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | ) Ghuncha Gul (Blossom Flower)This design comes from a door found in a madrassah now used by the Red Crescent. |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 0.97m x 0.76m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 0.63m x 0.61m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 80m x 1.03m Date: 2007 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 1.57m x 1.07m Date: 2003 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 2.6m x 1.91m Date: 2004 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 1.53m x 1.1m Date: 2004 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 1.66m x 1.24m Date: 2005 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul Size: 1.74m x 1.27m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Ghuncha Gul | |
) Design: Harem Kopa Size: 2.14m x 1.45m Date: 2005 | ) Harem Kopa (Harem Door)This design comes from a carved door inside the Stone Palace Harem. |
) Design: Harem Kopa Size: 2.57m x 1.43m Date: 2005 | |
) Design: Harem Kopa Size: 1.37m x 2.28m Date: 2007 | |
) Design: Jacob Bai Size: 1.92m x 1.19m Date: 2005 | ) Jacob BaiThis design comes from the front door of the Jacob Bai Hoja madrassah, which is now our workshop! |
) Design: Jacob Bai Size: 1.5m x 1.38m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Jacob Bai | |
) Design: Jacob Bai | |
) Design: Kopa Size: 1.28m x 1.21m Date: 2003 | ) Kopa (Door)The design comes from the backdoor to the Feruz Khan Madrassah but also appears in various tiles and in the Stone Palace courtyard door. |
) Design: Kopa Tolken Size: 1.74m x 0.785m Date: 2004 | ) Kopa Tolken (Door Waves)The design comes from a carved wooden side door to the main Friday Mosque. |
) Design: Kopa Tolken | |
) Design: Kopa Tolken Size: 1.53m x 1.11m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Kopa Tolken | |
) Design: Kopa Yulduz Size: 1.93m x 1.27m Date: 2005 | ) Kopa Yulduz (Star)The design comes from a carved wooden door found in the Old Fortress summer mosque. |
) Design: Kopa Yulduz Size: 1.2m x 1.16m Date: 2005 | |
) Design: Kopa Yulduz Size: 1.2m x 1.53m Date: 2007 | |
) Design: Orta Tolken Size: 1.86m x 1.39m Date: 2005 | ) Orta Tolken (Medium Wave)This design is taken from the carved wooden door of a small mosque behind the Pahklavan Mahmud Mausoleum. |
) Design: Ota Darvaza Size: 1.45m x 1.45m Date: 2005 | ) Ota Darvaza (Grandfather Gate)This design appears in the first set of double doors found in the Grandfather's Gate entrance to the walled city. |
) Design: Ota Darvaza This particular version of the design includes the Arab script inscribed in the original door. | |
) Design: Ota Darvaza Size: 1.5m x 1.47m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Perda Gul | ) Perda Gul (Lattice Flower)This design comes from the lattice design found in a door leading to the Khan's harem in the Stone Palace. |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Perda Gul Size: 2.47m x 1.58m Date: 2005 | |
) Design: Perda Gul Size: 1.33m x 1.67m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Perda Gul | |
) Design: Ramka Size: 1.71m x 1.23m Date: 2005 | ) Ramka (Frame)This design is based on carved wooden borders taken from a variety of doors in Khiva. |
) Design: Sajda Gul Size: 1.62m x 1.22m Date: 2003 | ) Sajda GulThis design is taken from a beautiful carved door inlaid with ivory and coral partitioning the inner and outer chamber of the Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum. |
) Design: Sajda Gul Size: 1.53m x 1.155m Date: 2003 | |
) Design: Sajda Gul Size: 2.12m x 1.5m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Tilla Kopa Size: 1.88m x 1.31m Date: 2004 | ) Tilla Kopa (Mint Door)This design is taken from the door to the Khan's mint in the Old Fortress. |
) Design: Tilla Kopa Size: 1.88m x 1.43m Date: 2005 | |
) Design: Tilla Kopa Size: 1.88m x 1.4m Date: 2006 | |
) Design: Tortmush Jacob Bai Size: 0.53m x 0.53m Date: 2006 | ) Tortmush Jacob Bai (Square Jacob Bai)This design comes from the door to our Carpet Workshop! |
) Design: Tortmush Jacob Bai | |
) Design: Tosh Gul | ) Tosh Gul (Stone Flower)Taken from a door lintel in the Tosh Hovli, Stone Court. It was through this door that the Khan of Khiva was able to secretly visit his harem. |
) Design: Tosh Gul | |
) Design: Tosh Gul | |
) Design: Tosh Gul | |
) Design: Tosh Gul | |
) Design: Tosh Gul | |
) Design: Tosh Hovli Kopa Size: 1.94m x 1.595m Date: 2004 | ) Tosh Hovli Kopa (Stone Fortress Door)This design is taken from a door in the Khan's Old Fortress. |
) Design: Yulduz | ) Yulduz (Star)This design appears in a number of carved wooden doors, including the front gates to the Old Fortress and the Feruz Khan Madrassah. |
) Design: Yulduz Size: 1.61m x 1.31m Date: 2006 |
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