Caucasian Turkish Rugs

A vintage Turkish Sivas rug with a pictorial depiction of the story of Adam and Eve, from the mid-20th century.

This kilim KONYA was wooven at my request because I wanted some little square kilim (as if it were an armchair). Even the wools have been dyed with vegetab...

Beautiful antique Turkish Oushak hand knotted wool rug with peach and beige field. This Oushak rug has a frame of peach, pink, and yellow accents in a gorgeous all-over center medall...

Hand-knotted in wool, circa 1960 – 1970, this 4×7 vintage Müren Art Deco rug is Mid-century curation from Rug & Kilim. It features a postmodern take on design, but with a Japanese se...

Beautiful Antique Oushak Turkish Rug Runner, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Turkish Rug, Circa Date: 1900. Size: 4 ft 6 in x 14 ft (1.37 m x 4.27 m)...

74088, vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim rug with midcentury style, flat-weave rug. Paneled rectangles of layers of warm earth-tone colors beautifull...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 2x5 vintage Zeki Müren runner is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors...

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This exquisite hand-knotted Turkish Oushak rug is crafted from plush wool and showcases a beautiful light green color palette. Its stunning all-over design is elegantly framed by ric...

52312, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with muted colors. Representing a stylish union of traditional style and cozy casual living, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug creates an inviting atmosphere. The Oushak rug features a large stair-step hexagon-shape centre medallion filled a geometric botanical scene. It is enclosed with a rectilinear border. Relaxed yet formal, the vintage Oushak rug adds visual interest and texture to nearly any style of home, whether it be Traditional, Transitional, Modern, Southern Living Farmhouse; it would look beautiful in a French country home or Swedish country interior. Perfect for a master bath...

52966, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Mediterranean Rustic Tuscan style. Effortless beauty and soft, bespoke vibes meet rustic sensibility with a Mediterranean Villa Tuscan style in...

51160, distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug with modern style. Displaying a simplistic style and subtle color palette, this distre...

Yakamoz No 2 kilim rug is part of a series of kilims that take their inspiration from the poetry of light reflections on the sea surface. The abstract patterns, which are reminiscent of alternating color transitions created by reflected light, are handwoven into these kilims by Anatolian weavers. The name Yakamoz is a special Turkish word meaning bioluminescence, describing the beautiful sight of the moonlight shining over the surface of the sea. Yakamoz is a collection of kilim rugs that reinterpret centuries old craft traditions of Anatolian kilim weaving with a modern, artisanal and sensual design approach. Inspired by the legendary sight of the reflected moonlight over the Agean Sea, Yakamoz collection establishes a contemporary expression at the intersection of design, craft and art. The collection brings a piece of Agean coastal nature and spirit to the everyday life of interiors. Yakamoz Kilim Collection received EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Awards in 2020, in Turkey and International Iron A' Design Award in 2021. Yakamoz kilims are handwoven by skilled Anatolian weavers based on kilim weaving technique (flat-weave) using 100% Anatolian sheep...

Beautiful vintage runner rug, hand knotted wool with a blush field, ivory and peach accents in a center medallion. This rug measures 3' 0" x 12' 0" circa 1940.

Beautiful vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug with a pink-rose field. This rug has beige accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric tribal design, This rug measures: 2'11" x 11'12".

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 3x4 vintage Tulu rug is an extremely rare piece like so few of its provenance. On the Design: Tulus are som...

Set of three vintage oriental kilim strips with beautiful colors: ivory, black, red and brown and different sizes. Perfect in a sleeping room. They can be joined together and obtai...

A vintage Turkish Konya handwoven cotton kilim rug with a cream field and multiple pairs of black stripes.

A modern Turkish flat-woven Kilim style rug from the 21st century.

53727 Vintage Turkish Kars Oushak Rug, 02'09 x 13'03. Turkish Kars rugs, originating from Turkey, are narrow rugs tailored for hallways, entryways, or snug spaces, boasting earthy to...

Beautiful vintage runner rug, hand knotted wool with a tan field, multi-color accents in multi medallion design, circa 1940. This rug measures 2' 9" x 8' 3".

52018 Distressed Turkish Sivas Rug with Shabby Chic English Country Cottage Style. With the perfect mix of romance and simplicity, this hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish S...

53869 Muted Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 06'08 x 09'06. Reflecting elements of Shibui with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug is simple,...

60603 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 08’01 x 11’07. Relaxed refinement meets luxe utilitarian appeal in this hand knotted vintage Turkish overdyed rug. The faded botanical design and...

51581 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 07'02 x 10'06. Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rugs derive their name from the illustrious Turkish singer Zeki Müren and hail from the...

73766 Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug with Traditional Style, Wide Hallway Runner 05'07 x 12'05. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak gallery rug features an organized pa...

An antique Turkish Sivas carpet from the early 20th century.

This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features a modern tribal style. Immersed in Anatolian history and vibrant colors, this vintage Oushak rug runner...

A modern Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 11' 7" x 14' 2"

60647 Distressed Vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Rug, 08'08 x 11'05. Weathered charm and rugged beauty collides with rustic sensibility in this handwoven wool vintage Turkish kilim ru...

53030 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 02'10 x 06'01. Steeped in centuries-old tradition and meticulously crafted by skilled artisans, antique-washed Turkish Oushak rugs originate from th...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 8' 6" x 10' 4".

This vintage 6x9 rug, hand-knotted in wool, circa 1960-1970, is a new addition to Rug & Kilim Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail from mu...

53492 New contemporary Turkish Oushak rug with Modern Coastal style. This hand-knotted wool contemporary Turkish Oushak rug features an all-over b...

51083, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Rustic French Rococo style. French Rococo Romanticism meets timeless Anatolian tradition in this Classic style vintage Turkish Oushak rug. Set ...

53092 vintage Turkish Oushak Prayer rug with Craftsman style. With its luminous warm hues and beguiling beauty, this hand knotted wool vintag...

Antique Oushak rug. Measures: 9'6" x 13'0".

51953, distressed Sivas rug with Industrial Art Deco style, poly-chromatic checkered rug. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug wi...

Yakamoz No 3 kilim rug is part of a series of kilims that take their inspiration from the poetry of light reflections on the sea surface. The abstract patterns, which are reminiscent...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim accent carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 10" x 9' 7" Flat-weave rugs & carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not. Kilims are tapestry woven rugs with both sides the same, in either slit technique where colors change, or with various methods of avoiding slits. Slit tapestry weave goes back to ancient times and Coptic Egyptian weavers used it for ornaments on garments and larger wall hangings. Slits can be avoided by dovetailing of colors (warp sharing) or by interlocking the wefts. The Navajo weavers of the Southwest practice the first while the Fine shawl weavers of Kashmir and Kerman employed the second. Interlocking produces a one-faced fabric, with smooth and rough, ridged faces. The typical Turkish, Caucasian, or Persian rustic Kilim shows slits, but never long ones. Aubusson French carpets are also slit tapestries and the long color transitions are sewn up as part of the regular maintenance. Some kilims are very Fine. The best antique urban Sehna (Senna) kilims on wool, cotton or silk warps approximate the comparable rugs in refinement and are the most desirable of all Persian kilims. Although the various flatweave techniques are usually expressed in geometric, simple, often repeating, patterns, Sehna kilims demonstrate that even the most intricate designs can be effectively rendered in flat-stich. The term ‘Kilim’ has been extended to cover any pileless, weft-faced heavy textile. Thus, the sectioned and joined northeastern Persian horizontally striped wool rugs are called ‘kilims’. So are the plain-weave end finishes of pile rugs. All these are weft-faced, weft patterned flatweaves. These sectioned pieces are woven not on a frame loom, but one steadied by the weaver at one end and with the warps fastened down at the other. Only relatively recent have these tribal pieces become available. They are used as floorcoverings, hangings, room dividers, furniture covers. They are mostly bitonal in shades of natural dark brown and beige. Some more recent pieces show weaver innovations with ikat and moire effects. Work proceeds quickly and a skilled weaver can complete a thirty foot strip in almost no time. Wefts, the elements added as weaving progresses, play an essential part in what is a flatweave. The best-known example of an extra-weft, wrapping technique is on Caucasian and tribal Persian Soumaks, where a pattern weft wraps around the fixed warp, changing as weaving progresses. Soumaks can be large carpets, Kuba in the Caucasus, small bag faces (Caucasian and Persian Shah Savan saddle bags), or cover scatter rugs (Persian Afshars). The Soumak technique is fast, and a weaver can work much more quickly than tying knots. The left-over wefts are cut off on the back, so the front and back are initially different. As a Soumak on the floor gets used, these weft yarns wear away and the two sides converge although the exact texture remains distinct. There are other ways of pattern by weft. Often on smaller tribal pieces, the pattern weft(s) is (are) part of the weft structure, moving in an out, and holding the whole thing together. These wefts can be complementary or added (supplementary), continuous across the flatweave or cut off as they travel unneeded across the verso. Supplementary weft flatweaves are often very compact and substantial. The nomadic Turkmen and Balouch tribes employ both supplementary and complementary weft techniques on their pieces. Supplementary wefts are often raised on the recto (front) while complementary wefts are flat to the surface. Tribal Kurds employ this extra-wefting technique. The Balouch of Pakistan use complementary wefts almost exclusively on their small woven paraphernalia like salt bags. Flatweave techniques may be combined on a single piece. Afshar rugs employ plain-weave end strips, preceded by Soumak bands, with pile sections between. The large Bakhtiari saddlebags feature Soumak work, pile “islands” an areas of plain-weave. Qashqai rugs and kilims frequently displays checkerboard end strips in continuous, complementary wefting. Another distinct flatweave type is the jajim (jijim, cecim) in which a pattern is added with colored wefts as the weaving of the plain-weave ground progresses. Here the wefts are discontinuous and the pattern stands proud from the voided ground. Often made in two pieces on narrow looms and edge-sewn together, these may have geometric patterns. The term ‘jajim’ also refers to the assembled warp-faced strip and stripe covers from the Shah Savan of northwest Persia, the pattern is defined by warps alone, usually in plain stripes, but sometimes in designs of ladders, snakes, human figures and various animals. Here the color changing warps are continuous. Most are wool, a few are silk. Better to call these something else. Indian ‘Dhurries’ are all cotton kilims and ‘shatrangis’ employ wool wefts on cotton warps. Dhurries are slitless. The cotton texture is more appropriate to the humid and warm climate of the Indian subcontinent. Modern Dhurries...

78434 Antique Turkish Oushak rug, measures 03'02 x 05'02. With its effortless beauty and timeless design, this hand-knotted wool antique Tur...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x11 antique Turkish Isparta rug, circa 1920-1930, enjoys rich brown and navy blue tones in archaic geometric floral patterns. ...

Vintage Turkish runner with multi-medallion design, rug en-176587, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1960 This Oushak runner from Turkey features a creative design co...

73790 Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 09'03 x 15'04. Woven beneath the golden Anatolian sun in the late 19th century, this exceptional, hand-knotted Turkish Oushak rug ...

78140 Vintage Turkish Sparta Rug, 07'07 x 11'01. Emulating traditional sensibility and refined elegance, this vintage Turkish Sparta rug appears like...

50155 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03'07 x 05'11. Modern style meets traditional sensibility in this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak Rug. The intricate geometric design and ...

53334 Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 04'09 x 06'00. Hailing from Turkey's Sivas region, Zeki Müren Turkish Sivas rugs pay homage to the iconic Turkish singer after whom they're named. These rugs have earned a sterling reputation for their unparalleled craftsmanship, boasting intricate designs and vibrant color schemes embellished with geometric patterns, floral motifs, and elaborate borders. Crafted with meticulous care from locally-sourced wool and dyed using natural pigments, they stand as a testament to the region's rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions. Zeki Müren's association with luxury and refinement has only heightened the allure of these rugs, making them highly coveted for their aesthetic appeal, enduring quality, and cultural significance in the realms of interior design and carpet collection.​ Woven with bold geometric patterns and vibrant colors, this hand-knotted wool Zeki Muren distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 7x9 vintage Zeki Müren runner rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its floral patterns ...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 5x8 vintage rug originating from Turkey, circa 1960-1970, is a very special piece, featuring a light and refreshing mid-century classical design we believe...

51721, vintage Turkish Oushak runner with craftsman style, short hallway runner. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features an all-over geometric boteh pattern spr...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 5x7 vintage Zeki Müren rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors an...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 4x8 vintage Zeki Müren rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors an...

52979, vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Rustic Belgian style. With its understated elegance and rustic sensibility, this hand knotted wool vintage Turk...

52752, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Modern Northwestern Style 05'02 x 09'01. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a pole medallion with extended tree of life...

A contemporary Turkish flatweave Kilim large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century in shades of white and beige. This patchwork style rug consists of hand-weaving togethe...

Extremely Fine Antique Turkish Silk Hereke Rug 3'5'' x 4'11''. This very finely woven all-silk niche-layout scatter with a lavishly flowering bush with roses, irises and carnations, ...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 4x7 vintage Zeki Müren rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors an...

51650 Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Industrial Postmodern Bauhaus Style. Give your home fashion-forward energy with the dynamic and dramatic look with this distressed vin...