“Afshangulu” is one of the ornaments widely used as early as the 16ᵗʰ century by carpet artists in the “Shahabbasi” and “Afshan” compositions. Influenced by these carpets, highly skilled weavers in Karabakh — particularly those active in Shusha from the 19ᵗʰ century onward — modified the forms of the vegetal motifs within this composition,enlarging and further refining the curvilinear elements to create a new carpet composition known as “Qoja” (“Qoca”). “Qoca” carpets are characterized by a complex composition, and Afshangulu is one of the principal ornaments used in the central field of these carpets.