Anatolian Kilim, 77 Cm X 138 Cm, Hand-knotted Wool, Niche Decoration, Circa 1960/1970, Perfect Condition

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Originally from the Anatolian highlands, a harsh and austere region, this beautiful kilim from the second half of the 20th century, around 1960, 1970, is a marvel of the art of nomadic weaving.
## Kilims from before the 1950s are rare, you have to have had a lot of them in your hands to really judge their age.
This region, not far from the Armenian border, is dominated by three tribes, in the art of the carpet and the kilim, the Yürüks, the Kurds, and the Armenians, undisputed masters of this art.
Our model with niche decoration is certainly from the Taurus Mountains, it has the natural colors of plant origin that make up this admirable piece.
The use of mallows also remains a classic of both Yürüks and Kurds.
The patterns therefore have very bright colors with rare tones. purple, white, earth, wine red...
They are often of a cheerful and free inspiration since the Yürük women weavers do not have a background of patterns specific to their ethnic group. They therefore often borrow those of the regions where they nomadise.
There are Yürük carpets resembling Turkmen carpets, and there are often misunderstandings.
These rugs are small in size; 1 x 2 m, 1.30 x 2 m, 1.30 to 1.50 x 3 m on average.
We find the "S" symbol of God present in the Caucasus.
The very numerous flowers in the border are of an incomparable modernist style as well as stylized insects, there, to prevent their proliferation and their entry into the houses and three stylized trees of life close the mirhab.
In two words: a very nice kilim in perfect condition.
The kilim is a woolen rug, woven in low warp, a handcrafted product specific to nomadic Muslim peoples, in particular from Anatolia, Iran and the Caucasus.
The kilim, also spelled klim or kelim (a word of Turkish origin), is a rug with no pile because it is embroidered instead of knotted.
The kilim is made in various cities of Anatolia and Iran. Its name, which comes from the Persian gelim, is used to designate a woolen rug with a flat point found mainly in the Near East, the Caucasus and Central Asia and which was created nearly 10 years ago. 000 years! Kilims have their meaning.
They emanate a strong identity retracing the memory of the sedentary, nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples who make them.
A style, an identity characterizes a tribe, a village: fiery or sober colors, complex or refined patterns depending on the region.
The patterns correspond to an ancestral symbolic writing inherited from shamanist beliefs.
The geometry of the patterns and their ethnic tone characterize their DNA.
The kilim originally served as an interior stole, blanket or carpet protecting the floor of mosques and yurts.
Nowadays, it can be used on the floor, on the walls, as a sofa throw, as a headboard or as curtains.
Normal but very light wear, see photos! This rug has been professionally and environmentally cleaned.
Dimensions: Width: 77 cm (30") x Length: 138 cm (54") plus fringes: 163 cm (64")
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