Kilim Folk Art
KILIM STYLE
Known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, antique and vintage kilim rugs are one of the most distinguishable types of rugs. The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but many variations of this type of textile share a common heritage and are practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere. There are Persian kilim rugs, kilim rugs from Central Asia and more.
It is difficult to definitively pin down the origins of kilim weaving, which is known as a “flatweave” or “slit-weave,” but historians believe that skilled artisans may have practiced versions of it as early as the eighth and ninth centuries A.D. in the Anatolia region of Turkey. Many of the Turkish iterations of these flat-woven rugs are recognizable for their arrangements of dazzling, flowing forms, but a range of motifs can appear in kilim rugs — abstract figures that reference rams’ horns, snakes or running water or motifs that are intended to symbolize concepts such as the tree of life or fertility. In Anatolia, women have used kilims to share narratives about their lives.
The difference between a kilim rug and most other kinds of carpets or pile rugs is in the aforementioned weave. They are made by interweaving variously colored, individual strands of wool (pure soft cotton, silk and goat’s hair are also used with the wool, albeit rarely) versus, say, the Tabriz rugs of Iran, which are hand-knotted rugs. This results in a smooth, frequently reversible surface. It’s a slit-weave because of the gap left between two blocks of color. Kilims are created on a loom, a typically uncomplicated structure mostly made of wood. Owing to the creative freedom that a slit-weave can afford its weaver, they tend to feature a range of bright, contrasting hues like reds, oranges and pinks that appear in bold combinations with deep blues and greens that are brought to life with natural dyes.
Handwoven kilim rugs are less expensive to produce and more durable than other rugs. They were traditionally used as floor coverings in mosques and yurts, as prayer rugs and saddle coverings. And these textiles are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. Because the resulting weave is lightweight, kilim rugs are well adapted for use in the hot summer months, and they are happily embraced by tribal weavers of Morocco, a part of the world that is home to many styles of rugs.
With their striking geometric patterns and provocative color pairings, kilim rugs and wall tapestries are loved by design enthusiasts and can bring charm and interest into any dining room, living room or other interior space.
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Style: Kilim
Vintage Old Western Anatolian Kilim Rug Natural Turkish Carpet Horizontal Stripe
Located in Tokyo, JP
This horizontal striped kilim is as graceful and charming as brocade autumn leaves or perhaps like a spring stream filled with floating blossoms. Its color palette evokes the delicat...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet, Balkan Style Unique
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique & Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Şarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates b...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Old Vintage Esme Kilim Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet Cotton & Wool
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region a historic kilim production area, with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Old kilims from this town com...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool, Natural Fiber
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Bahcecik Village, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation ...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Bahcecik Village, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation ...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Maras Old Kilim Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet Wool
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian Old Kilim from the Maras region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates b...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates b...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Rashwan Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Rashwan Design Kilim, from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful spec...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Obruk Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet Rare Purple Color
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian antique Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderful special c...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Malatya Kilim South Anatolia Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. It i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Bayburt Kilim North Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old vintage kilim from Bayburt in the Black Sea region in northeastern Anatolia.
The unique use of black colors makes the patterns stand out and lively, and they have a m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large Antique Verneh Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Corum Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Corum has a long history as a base for Hittite ruins such as Hattusa, the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Antep Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Rug Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian vintage old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Gaziantep region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This town lies in south-eastern Turkey,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Senneh Kilim Senna Rug Wool Caucasia Persian Kurdish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Northwestern Persian Antique Kurdish Kilim from the Senneh ( Senna, Sanandaj) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible an...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Yahyali Kayseri Rug Wool Migrab Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Antique migrab prayer rug from the Yahyali, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique rug has wonderful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Sivas Cecim Jijim Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This vintage old large kilim was woven in the Sivas region of eastern Anatolia.
The bright red woven fabric is over three meters long and is covered with beautiful kilim weaving th...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Kars Kilim Eastern Turkey Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old vintage kilim from the Kars region in northeastern Anatolia.
The old sector and newer southern districts of Kars are joined by a bridge built by the Seljuk Turks over...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Corum Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Van Kilim Eastern Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian Antique, old Kilim from the Van region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Van lies on the southeast side of Lake Van, which is the largest wat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Rare Aleppo Kilim Rug Anatolia Handwoven Turkish Carpet Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kilim from the Aleppo region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and textures that are...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolia Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large antique Central Anatolian Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It is a very large piece, measuring 4.5 meters in length and 1.5...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Old Fethiye Kilim Western Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old Western Anatolian Kilim from the Fethiye region with a red background and beautiful color composition.
The borders, medallions, and fields are densely woven with pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large antique Central Anatolian Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It has a Kayseri-like medallion pattern, but it is characteriz...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Kagizman Kars Kilim Eastern Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This beautiful old kilim with unique coloring is from the town of Kagzizman in the Kars region, eastern Turkey.
It is a masterpiece that is over 4 meters long. However, the pattern ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Reyhanli Kilim Anatolian Rug Handwoven Turkish Carpet Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Anatolian Old Kilim from Reyhanli Adana Region with a rare color and design combination. Islamic, Jewish, Christian, and Asian religious mo...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Kilim Rug Anatolia Old Turkish Carpet South Eastern Anatolian
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This kilim is large and has two pieces joined from the center. A...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Southeast Anatolian "Jijim, " Long Rug
Located in New York, NY
Southeast Anatolian "Jijim," long runner rug. A lovely old tribal flat-weave rug from Southeastern Turkey, possibly by Kurdish tribes, woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading techni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Sivas Kilim Central Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sivas In the third century, Sivas was a Roman city known as Sebastea, the capital of Armenia Minor. Flourishing under Byzantine rule, Sivas reached a peak of prosperity under the Seljuks, only to be plundered in the fourteenth century by Tamerlane, as it was an important venue on the Persian and Iraqi trade routes. The Sivas region is inhabited by Turkish and Kurdish people, and until the genocide wrought by the Turks early this century, many Armenians dwelt there as well. Sivas gained certain fame as the site for the Sivas Congress of September 1919, convened by Mustafa Kemal...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aleppo Runner Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique runner Kilim from the Aleppo region with a rare and beautiful color composition and metallic threads.
The strong colors and borderless horizontal striped design a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Kilim Heybe Rug Wool Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Heibe Heybe Kilim from the Malatya region with metallic threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Runner Kilim Rug Anatolian Old Turkish Carpet Metallic Threads
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique runner Kilim with rare metallic threads from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Malatya is Turkey's main kilim...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aydin region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aydin region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Kilim Mat Rug Wool Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Small Entrance Mat Size Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Gomurgen Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Gomurgen, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special co...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Corum Chorum Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Rashwan Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Rashwan, Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The difference in dyeing on the left and right sides is proof t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Mihrab Kilim with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and textures that are ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large Antique Verneh Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aydin region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Rashwan Malatya Kilim Anatolia Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Rashwan Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It is a large, 4 meters long Kilim with two halves attached...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Rashwan Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Rashwan, Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Turkish Central Anatolian Tulu Carpet, Shaggy Kilim Wool Long Hair Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Vintage Tulu Runner Carpet from Central Anatolia, the Konya region with shaggy wool long hair, good condition, and beautiful color composition.
Central Anatolian Tulu ru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Rashwan Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Rashwan Design Kilim, from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful spec...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Kilim South Anatolia Runner Rug, Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. Encountering such a piece is precious. Half of them are somewhere else in the world, or they are the survivors of Kilims who might otherwise have disappeared from this world due to special damage that is difficult to repair. Kilim is such an organic existence. That's why you can enjoy the encounter with your piece a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
As you can see at a glance, each color is a very beautiful kilim. You can enjoy the goodness of ablush from the deep red to the bright color close to orange. Dark blue, orange, khaki, and white complement each other, making each color more vivid. What makes it unique is the beauty of khaki. Also, the dark brown on the border that tightens all the colors is a modest presence, but I think it's very beautiful to change the expression.
Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Caucasia Kuba Old Kilim Rug, Vintage Caucasian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition.
Kuba kilims are often decorated with large abstract indented medal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Antique Malatya Kilim Rug Old South Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Malatya is Turkey's main kilim production area, and there are many variations. This is one of them, a runner-type kilim. The thread is thin, and the weave is very fine and dense. Some metallic threads are used in this antique kilim, which is rarely seen in Anatolian kilims. Red, navy blue, and gray are the colors that determine the impression of this kilim. Other colors, such as brown, yellow, and light blue, are also used in the patterns. The wavy horizontal striped pattern, plain pattern, and lined motif pattern are woven together to create a kilim that looks like an obi.
The pattern of the motif and the pattern of the wave are about the same amounts, giving a lively impression without getting busy. The deep shades of colors and patterns that are familiar to each other are unique to antiques. However, it still retains good coloring, which makes it hard to believe that it is an antique. The runner type is a good type to make this kilim unique. Also, for those who want to create a different kind of home, the use of runners is very effective.
Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin, which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Runner Kilim Rug South Eastern Anatolia Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique runner Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Malatya is Turkey's main kilim production area, and there are many variations. This is one of them, a runner-type kilim. The thread is thin and the weave is very fine and dense. Some metallic threads are used in this antique kilim, which is rarely seen in Anatolian kilims. Red, navy blue, and gray are the colors that determine the impression of this kilim. Other colors such as brown, yellow, and light blue are also used in the patterns. The wavy horizontal striped pattern, plain pattern, and lined motif pattern are woven together to create a kilim that looks like an obi.
The pattern of the motif and the pattern of the wave are about the same amounts, giving a lively impression without getting busy. The deep shades of colors and patterns that are familiar to each other are unique to antiques. However, it still retains good coloring which makes it hard to believe that it is antique. The runner type is a good type to make this kilim unique. Also, for those who want to create a different kind of home, the use of runners is very effective.
Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Obruk Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet Metallic Threads
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian antique Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderful special c...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Antalya Kilim Runner Rug Old South Anatolian Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian old vintage Kilim from the Antalya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Founded in 200 BC by Attalus II, king of Pergamum, Antalya, then named Attaleia, has always been a bustling port. During the Crusades, the town was used for the embarking of troops on their way to Palestine, as it was a Byzantine stronghold at Antalya that was captured by Seljuks in the early 12th century, and late in the 15th century it became part of the Ottoman Empire. There are many interesting monuments in the town such as the Hadrian Gate, a three-arched marble portal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Kilim South Eastern Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This kilim is listed in the book; Kilims Flat-woven Tapestry Rugs, Yanni Petsopoulos, 1979 Rizzoli New York, plate nr. 241.
The brocaded bands cross the entire width of the field forming panels contained within very narrow borders. Their decoration consists of a series of alternating large and small concentric hooked lozenges.
Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Eastern Anatolia Old Antep Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian vintage made in two halves of old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Gaziantep region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This town lies ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Anatolian "Grain Sack" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Anatolian "Grain Sack" rug. A Classic tribal transport bag or "chuval" from the Antep-Maras region in Southeastern Turkey, opened up to be used as a floor rug, table cover or a wall ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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