Let's take a closer look at the Aghdam carpet traditions. This region is famous for both pile and flat-woven carpets. Shabalid-Buta is one of the most favorite designs. 

 

Shabalid-Buta carpets belong to the Karabakh carpet group. The main centers for their production are Agdam, Jabrail, and Mugan. Buta ornaments turned left and right and arranged in a row adorn the carpet's central field. The artistic quality of the carpet is determined by the distance between the buta elements in the central field. The closer they are to each other, the more beautiful the carpet pattern is considered. There are also Shabalid-Buta carpets decorated with buta with a tassel or crooked buta. 

 

Shabalid-Buta carpet. Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Late 19th century. Warp, weft, pile - wool. Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum collection