Anatolian Medallion Carpet

The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.178. This is an unusual border drawing, medallion carpet design 16th-century carpet from the Konya region, Central Anatolia area, Turkey. A detail in the border drawing is so unusual that it must be mentioned: it forms an almost closed circle that leaves a small opening to one side. Either it can be a strongly curled leaf or a shell which is often given an amuletic function in rural textiles. Among specialists, Anatolian carpets kilims are believed to record symbols of ancient values and ideas, a tradition that dates back several millennia and was only displaced during the industrial age. The Anatolian kilim design tradition probably owes its lucky survival to the fact that pile-woven carpets look more precious and would already have had a higher prestige value several millennia ago. Kilim weaving was, therefore, able to survive undisturbed within an intact cultural context for a long period of time. The design of this rug is interpreted with a series of borders and soft colors used for this rug. 

Color summary:  9 colors in total;

• Dusty Turquoise  340 (Spurge - Madder Root - Indigo - Walnut Husk)
• Congo Pink  306 (Madder Root)
• Wax Flower 530 (Spurge - Madder Root - Reseda Luteola)
• Caramel  537 (Tea)
• Turquoise  330 (Spurge - Madder Root - Indigo - Walnut Husk)
• Pullman Brown  542 (Walnut Husk - Henna - Pomegranate)
• Cadet Blue 26 (Spurge - Indigo)
• Black Chocolate  434 (Pomegranate - Spurge - Madder Root)
• Sunray Color  405 (Henna)

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