Oriental Rugs: Turkish

19th century 19th century Condition Ankara antique appear Armenian Balikesir Bergama blue carpet weaving cartouche Caucasian Central Anatolian ceyreks cicims colours cotton decorated DOBAG dyes early Eastern Anatolian eight-point stars Erzurum examples field flat-weaves flat-woven gable geometric Gördes half of 19th Hereke hooked Islam Istanbul Karapinar Kars Kayseri kilim kilim Age knots per sq Konya kotchak Kula Kum Kapi Kurdish Kurds Kütahya Lâdik main border Malatya Mamluk Material medallion mihrab Milas mosques Mucur Museum naturally dyed wool nomadic octagonal ornaments Ottoman Ottoman Empire palette patterns Persian piece pile polygons prayer carpet Age prayer kilim prayer niche prayer rug primary motif production rhombi Sea of Marmara seccades Selendi Seljuk seventeenth century silk Sivas Small town stripes style stylised Teppiche Transylvanian rugs tribes Turkey Turkish carpets Turkish rugs Turkish weaving Turkoman Turks typical warp western wool woven Yün-Chien Yürük