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East Anatolian Pile Rug
Second half 19th century
The side finish on
this rug is typical of Kurdish weaving, although the weave is not as
regular as is common for East Anatolian Kurdish rugs. The
particular shade of strong red is typical of the Sivas region. The
extensive use of sulphonic indigo (the light blue-green) suggests
relatively late manufacture.
This is one of a
subset of prayer rugs that are woven “upside-down,” that is,
starting at the end that will become the top of the rug. At the
risk of perpetuating “rug myths” by repeating this, one explanation
that has been given is that it is technically easier for a weaver to
center the point of the mihrab and expand the form outwards, rather
than to narrow the form and hope that the point will indeed fall in
the middle of the rug.
The main border
originally had a dark brown ground, with some areas where dark
purple was used instead. The dark brown is almost entirely
corroded, leaving an odd “mixed technique” – flatweave irregularly
punctuated with rows of knots.
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Detailed Images
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detailed view)
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Detail 1 - front |
Detail 2 - back & sides
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Structural
Analysis |
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Size: |
5' 7" x 3' 9" (170 x 114 cm) |
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Warp: |
ivory or mixed brown & ivory wool, Z2S |
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Weft: |
dark brown wool,
4-6 shoots, Z |
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Pile: |
wool, symmetrical knots, 7v x 6h, 42 kpsi |
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Colors: |
(8) red, light
blue-green, blue, orange, dark brown, white, dark
purple, yellow |
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Ends: |
¾”-1½” flatweave, red wool; top end has ½” blue
stripe |
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Sides: |
2 cords of 4 warps each, overcast in
alternating colors (19” of original side finish uses red &
blue wool, each section approx. 1¼” wide) |
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