What are Anatolian rugs made of?
Wool
Wool-on-wool (wool pile on wool warp and weft): This is the most traditional type of Anatolian rug.
What are Turkish rugs called?
There are four basic types of Turkish rugs: Hali, Kilim, Cicim and Sumak. The Hali is a thicker rug, but the other three are all flat weaves made without knots. They are often used as wall hangings and smaller rugs.
What is significant about each Turkish rug?
The motif on the rugs represent Anatolia and Central Asia and their civilizations. These compositions, motifs, and designs represent the origins and culture of a society; therefore, a rug can be considered a cultural item. Each of the designs is meaningful, not an accidental drawing.
How can you tell how old a rug is?
Some Rugs Can Be Dated By The Number Of Knots Per Square Inch (KPSI) Another way to date a rug is to turn it over. Count the number of horizontal and vertical rows in one inch of weaving. Multiply these numbers together, and this will give you the knots per square inch, or KPSI.
Why are Turkish rugs so expensive?
For example, for hundreds of years, the Turkish village of Usak in Central Anatolia has been weaving trademark Usak carpets. As a result, these carpets are in high demand and cost more than other Oriental rugs. Rug enthusiasts and collectors will value these rugs even more as they age.
How can I tell where my Turkish kilim originated?
Turkish Kilim Kilim originated in the Anatolia area of Turkey. Situated between the Black and Mediterranean seas, Anatolia is often thought of as one of the great crossroads between ancient civilizations. Today, many of the shapes and symbols found in Turkish kilim can still be traced to these ancient times.
What is kilim pattern?
Kilim patterns are created by winding the weft threads, which are coloured, backwards and forwards around pairs of warp threads, leaving the resulting weave completely flat. Kilim are therefore called flatweave or flatware rugs.
What are Anatolian rugs?
Together with the flat-woven kilim, Anatolian rugs represent an essential part of the regional culture, which is officially understood as the Culture of Turkey today, and derives from the ethnic, religious and cultural pluralism of one of the most ancient centres of human civilisation.
What are the characteristics of western Anatolian carpet?
Preferential use of different materials and dyes, as well as characteristic designs, sometimes allow for a more specific assignment of a carpet to one of the three regions, or to a more specific weaving place. As a group, Western Anatolian rugs often show a bright brick red and lighter reddish colours.
What is the history of carpets in Anatolia?
Carpets are rarely found in Anatolia itself from the transitional period between the classical Ottoman era and the nineteenth century. The reason for this remains unclear. Carpets which can be reliably dated to the eighteenth century are of a small format.
What is the best book on Anatolian carpets?
Das Standardwerk des anatolischen Knüpfteppichs: Zentralanatolien [Handbook of Anatolian Carpets : Central Anatolia] (in German and English) (1st ed.). Wien: Eigenverlag. ISBN 3900548005. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anatolian rugs and carpets.