Village Rug with Medallion

The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.160. This unusual shape of a central octagon and cross-shaped hooks in the diamond design 17th-century rug from the Central Anatolia area, Turkey. This rug's design is contrary and unusual because it is made by the village weaver who had never learned the theoretical structure of the classical 2-1-2 composition design. Among specialists, Anatolian carpets and kilims are believed to record symbols of ancient values and ideas. This tradition 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. Our designers interpret the design of this rug and vivid colors are chosen for this rug.

Color summary: 9 colors in total, most used 4 colors are;

• Burlywood  135 (Spurge - Madder Root)
• Natural Wool Color  320 (Natural Sheep's Color)
• Black Chocolate  434 (Pomegranate - Spurge - Madder Root)
• Charleston Green 50 (Spurge - Indigo)