Minimalist Anatolian "Tulu" Rug

A hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "shag piled") rug from central Anatolia, Turkey. The plain light brown and camel color field is made of various shades of natural un-dyed shee...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for rugs with thick, cozy wool pile) rug. Made of natural un-dyed handspun wool. 2.8x3.3 Ft. These simple, functional and small rugs with...

A vintage hand-knotted Tulu (Turkish word for thick-piled) rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Made of 100% un-dyed natural hand-spun sheep's wool in beige and brown with lov...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for rugs with thick, cozy wool pile) rug. Made of natural un-dyed handspun wool. Measures: 3.3 x 3.3 ft These simple, functional and sma...

A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for thick, soft-piled rugs) rug from Central Turkey, traditionally woven in two panels and made of hand-spun sheep's wool. The rug feature...

A one-of-a-kind early 20th century, Tulu, (thick-pile) rug from central Turkey with a niched design of linked and colorful lozenges 100% wool. These rare small rugs were made for ...

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...

Simple decoration for this old rare Anatolian jajim, good sizes for everywhere, set with other kilims or modern carpets. A light blue and a little yellow brighten the neutral backgr...

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...

Tulu is a luxurious wool embossed shag that features vertical layers of brown, gold, and rose. It augments the stunning scenery and all will be loved by the next generation. Turkish ...

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...

Rugs such as this example have been woven for centuries in Anatolia, Turkey's mountainous western region, and are widely appreciated as highly desireable tribal weavings thanks to th...