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What is the Kilim (From Wikipedia)
A
kilim (Turkish: Kilim; Turkmen: Kilim; Azerbaijani: Kilim; Persian:
Gilīm) is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in
countries of the former Persian Empire, including Iran, the Balkans and
the Turkic countries. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as
prayer rugs. Modern kilims are popular floor coverings in Western
households.
Etymology
The term 'kilim' originates from the
Persian galīm where it means 'to spread roughly', perhaps of Akkadian or
Aramean origin. another name for Galim(Gilim) is Plas, Ferdowsi and
other persian poet mentioned both Galim and plas as synonyms in
Shahnameh No 35 mentioned as Plas(plus) No14 mentioned as Galim
Like
pile carpets, kilim have been produced since ancient times. The
explorer Mark Aurel Stein found kilims dating to at least the fourth or
fifth century CE in Hotan, China:
"As kilims are much less
durable than rugs that have a pile to protect the warp and weft, it is
not surprising that few of great age remain.
Weaving technique
Kilims
are produced by tightly interweaving the warp and weft strands of the
weave to produce a flat surface with no pile. Kilim weaves are tapestry
weaves, technically weft-faced plain weaves, that is, the horizontal
weft strands are pulled tightly downward so that they hide the vertical
warp strands.
Turkish kilim, folded to show slits between different coloured areas
When
the end of a color boundary is reached, the weft yarn is wound back
from the boundary point. Thus, if the boundary of a field is a straight
vertical line, a vertical slit forms between the two different color
areas where they meet. For this reason, most kilims can be classed as
"slit woven" textiles. The slits are beloved by collectors, as they
produce very sharp-etched designs, emphasizing the geometry of the
weave. Weaving strategies for avoiding slit formation, such as
interlocking, produce a more blurred design image.
The weft
strands, which carry the visible design and color, are almost always
wool, whereas the hidden warp strands can be either wool or cotton. The
warp strands are only visible at the ends, where they emerge as the
fringe. This fringe is usually tied in bunches, to ensure against
loosening or unraveling of the weave.
Motifs
Many motifs are
used in Turkish kilims, each with many variations. A few examples are
illustrated here, with meanings as described by Güran Erbek in Kilim. A
widely used motif is the elibelinde, a stylized female figure,
motherhood and fertility. Other motifs express the tribal weavers'
desires for protection of their families' flocks from wolves with the
wolf's mouth or the wolf's foot motif (Turkish: Kurt Aǧzi, Kurt İzi), or
for safety from the sting of the scorpion (Turkish: Akrep). Several
motifs hope for the safety of the weaver's family from the evil eye
(Turkish: Nazarlık, also used as a motif), which could be divided into
four with a cross symbol (Turkish: Haç), or averted with the symbol of a
hook (Turkish: Çengel), a human eye (Turkish: Göz), or an amulet
(Turkish: Muska; often, a triangular package containing a sacred
verse).Such an amulet woven into a rug is not a picture of the thing
itself: it actually is an amulet, believed to confer protection by its
presence.
Other motifs symbolised fertility, as with the
trousseau chest motif (Turkish: Sandıklı), or the explicit fertility
(Turkish: Bereket, ) motif. The motif for running water (Turkish: Su
Yolu) similarly depicts the resource literally. The desire to tie a
family or lovers together could be depicted with a fetter motif
(Turkish: Bukaǧı). Several other motifs represented the desire for good
luck and happiness, as for instance the bird (Turkish: Kuş) and the star
or Solomon's seal (Turkish: Yıldız). The oriental symbol of Yin/Yang is
used for love and unison (Turkish: Aşk ve Birleşim).
Anatolian (Turkish)
Perhaps
the best known and most highly regarded, these kilims are traditionally
distinguished by the areas, villages or cities in which they are
produced, such as Oushak (Uşak - Usak), Konya, Malatya, Karapinar and
Hotamis. Most Anatolian kilims are slit woven. Larger antique kilims
were woven in two to three separate sections on small nomadic horizontal
floor looms in three feet wide long strips, then carefully sewn
together matching the patterns edges to create an ultimately wider rug.
These pieces are still being produced in very limited quantities by
nomadic tribes for their personal use and are commonly known as cicims.
Cicim or Jijim or Jajim are kilims woven in narrow strips that are sewn together.
Zili is a rough supplementary-weft method used to decorate practical objects such as mats, sacks, cushions and tents