SouthCaucasus: The muted tones were once just as bright, probably purple and yellow, but they were made with aniline dyes which are notoriously weak and prone to fade and bleed. The Kustar Committee tried to prohibit the use of aniline in Caucasian carpets from 1903, 3/4

The muted tones were once just as bright, probably purple and yellow, but they were made with aniline dyes which are notoriously weak and prone to fade and bleed. The Kustar Committee tried to prohibit the use of aniline in Caucasian carpets from 1903, 3/4

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