Prices.—Rather high priced on account of their scarcity; $1.50 to $4.00 per square foot.
Remarks.—Not very common in the United States.
THE EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED
The design of this piece, the large pear motif with central serrated medallion and corner pieces to match, is the most common one employed in the Baku district. In contrast to the Persian rendition of the pear design those in the Baku are larger and more rectilineal. Like the Saraband the stems point in the opposite direction in alternate rows. All of the border stripes are purely Caucasian, the central one being a form of latch hook border.
SHEMAKHA
Synonyms.—Soumak, Sumak, Kashmir, Cashmere.
Why So Named.—After the city of Shemakha, the capital and principal commercial city of the ancient Khanate of Shirvan, which was ceded to Persia in 1813. Soumak is a corruption of the word Shemakha. Sometimes called Kashmir or Cashmere on account of the resemblance of the weave to that of the Cashmere shawl.
By Whom Made.—By the Nomadic tribes of Shirvan.
Stitches.—In antiques ten to twelve rows of stitches to the inch. In moderns seven is the average.