Chila (Caucasian textile style)

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Scope note
Style of textiles, particularly rugs, characterized by a higher pile than other Shirvan rugs. They are flat and tightly woven with a red ground color and the central field dominated by three large hooked octagons, the middle one of which is almost invariably white.
Chila
Accepted term: 13-May-2024