Ararat Rugs Collection, Modern Kilim Rug Ottoman Chintamani Design Motif Carpet

This is a Modern Flatwoven Kilim Rug from Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition. It is a modern new Kilim that combines modern design while sticking to traditional Ki...

This is a Modern Flatwoven Kilim rug from Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition. It is a modern kilim with a new design while making use of the traditional kilim manu...

This rug has an interpreted design composed of a geometric lattice pattern taken from a part of the Mamluk rug, filling the field elegantly, has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. Mamluk carpets originated in a physical environment that lacked the combination of abundant marginal grazing land and a temperate climate with cool winters that were common to most carpet-weaving areas in the Islamic world. While related to a broader tradition of Turkish weaving centered in Anatolia, far to the north, the designs of these carpets include atypical elements, such as stylized papyrus plants, that are deeply rooted in Egyptian tradition. Their unusual composition and layout probably represent an attempt to develop a distinctive product that could in effect establish a “Mamluk brand” in the lucrative European export market. The uncharacteristic color scheme—devoid of the undyed white pile and employing a limited range of three or five hues in much the same value—also suggests a conscious attempt to create a particular stylistic identity. Also virtually unique in the world of Islamic carpets is the S-spun wool. It has been argued that the tradition of clockwise wool spinning originated in Egypt because of the earlier Egyptian tradition of spinning flax into linen thread. Details of the plant’s botanical structure make it impossible to spin flax fiber in the more common counterclockwise direction utilized throughout the Middle East for wool and cotton. Mamluk carpets with the color combinations seen in the Simonetti are now generally accepted as part of an earlier tradition that has many links to the weaving of Anatolia, Iran, and Syria. The “three-color” Mamluk carpets, well represented in the Metropolitan’s collection, represent a later development that continued well after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. Many such carpets may have been produced well into the seventeenth century, and possibly even later. (Walter B. Denny in [Ekhtiar, Soucek, Canby, and Haidar 2011]). The design of the rug is interpreted by our designers from our Mamlouk-type rugs collection and soft colors are used for this rug. Color summary: 2 colors of total Bamboo Beige 99 (only specially washed) Feldgrau 414 (Chamomile – indigo) Group: Islamic Rugs...

This is a Modern flatwoven Kilim Rug from Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition. It is a modern new Kilim that combines modern design while sticking to traditional Ki...

Woven with pure New Zealand wool and silk, this alluring transitional rug features a warm pallet of camel, Arizona copper, and notes of gold. Size - 8' x 10'2" Color - Camel and ...

Nice new Kilim with beautiful geometrical design of Turkish Kilims and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation. Size: 170 x 240 cm, 5ft 7in x 7ft 10in.

Every inch of this rug is a labor of love, meticulously hand-knotted by skilled artisans in Nepal. The design reflects a modern, abstract motif, which gracefully merges with timeless...

53517, new contemporary Turkish Oushak rug with modern transitional style 10'07 x 14'01. This hand-knotted wool contemporary Turkish Oushak rug balances a timeless design with a mix ...