Vintage Minimalist Anatolian Copper Tulu Rug

Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...

A highly graphic vintage tribal rug, distinguished by red field embellished by a blue central device with a zig-zag profile. Rugs of this type are repr...

A truly spectacular runner distinguished by a plethora of colours arranged as horizontal stripes. Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically kno...

Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Karapin...

The overall composition of this niche design rug relates it to a group of white ground central Anatolian prayer rugs, mostly woven with more traditional motifs. The primitive nature of the drawing imparts here a cave-like appearance to the niche. The use of silky Angora mohair wool (filik in Turkish) is characteristic of the most precious Tulus. Warp: wool, ivory Weft: wool, ivory, 3-6 shots between knotted rows Knot: symmetrical, weaving direction adjacent to niche, no warp depression Knot count: 4H x 3V = 12 knots/square inch Selvages: three sets of paired warps Ends: weft-faced plain weave; top with corded fringes Colours: ivory, maroon (corrosive), light green, red, grey blue, camel, orange (7) This rug is featured in our current web exhibition entitled 'Like a Prayer...

This archaic looking niche design rug is distinguished by the extra weft loop pile technique, which is one of the earliest forms of weaving that preceded the creation of the pile rug...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitive small rugs with lustrous wool pile w...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "long/thick piled") rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitiv...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "long/thick piled") rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitiv...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitive small rugs with lustrous wool pile w...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitive small rugs with lustrous wool pile w...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "long/thick piled") rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitiv...