1970's CAUCASIAN YURUK KAZAK HANDMADE RUG
100 % WOOL with 100 % VEGETABLE DYES
EXCEPTIONAL HIGH KNOT COUNT - WOOL ON WOOL
Size (feet) : 4 ft 7 inc. x 8 ft 10 inches
Estimated Retail Value : $8,500.00
Description and Details
1970's Never been used, highly collectible, very fine dowry piece from Anatolian Nomadic Yuruk Tribe. A very beautiful and decorative rug from Anatolia Region of Turkey. Rare boteh design. We do guarantee that this carpet is a fine handmade and One-of-a-kind piece. It is Caucasian Kazak Design made by the Yuruk also know as Yörük Nomads. 100% wool with Vegetable Dyes. One of a kind rug. This wonderful handmade rug has a rare boteh caucasian design.
Info on Dowry Pieces
Beautiful dowry piece from Niğde city Kışnaklı village. Never been used. Kept in cedar dowry chest. In an Excellent condition like new. 50-60 years old and could be considered as a Semi-Antique rug and never been used. From the central Anatolia district of Turkey. Highly collectible. Even after marriage women do not use all of their dowry rugs. They keep the best ones in a dowry chest for their daughter's dowry. It is also common for families to sell them at a local bazaar when they need cash.
About YÜRÜK/YÖRÜK RUGS
Reference: Wikipedia
A Yürük rug is a traditional tribal rug woven in Anatolia by the Yörüks, a Turkish ethnic subgroup. Yürük rugs have a long shaggy pile, tied with Ghiordes knots. The warp and the filler (the weft between the knots) is generally composed of sheep's wool or goat hair. The rugs have large geometric motifs in bright colors on a dark brown background; the colors are often described as 'brilliant'. The sides of the rugs are either salvaged, frequently with goat hair, or overcast with colored yarn, and the ends have a braided fringe.
The design of Yürük rugs resembles rugs of the Kazak region more than Anatolia. The use of a latch hook is also shared with Kazak rugs. Yürük rugs tend to be more loosely woven than other rugs from Anatolia in that there are more rows of filler between the knots.
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, there is a distinction between Yürük rugs from eastern and western Anatolia. The rugs from western Anatolia traditionally have diagonal patterns in brick red and dark blue, and highlights in ivory. Eastern Anatolian Yürük rugs have hexagonal and lozenge patterns with offset knots that produce diagonal, rather than vertical, rows.
ABOUT YORUK NOMADIC TRIBES:
( Reference: Wikipedia )
Historians and ethnologists often use the additional appellative 'Yörük Turcoman' or 'Turkmens' to describe the Yörüks of Anatolia. In Turkey's general parlance today, the terms "Türkmen" and "Yörük" indicate the gradual degrees of preserved attachment with the former semi-nomadic lifestyle of the populations concerned, with the "Turkmen" now leading a fully sedentary life, while keeping parts of their heritage through folklore and traditions, in arts like carpet-weaving, with the continued habit of keeping a yayla house for the summers, sometimes in relation to the Alevi community etc. and with Yörüks maintaining a yet stronger association with nomadism. These names ultimately hint to their Oghuz Turkish roots. The remaining "true" Yörüks of today's Anatolia traditionally use horses as a means of transportation, though these are steadily being replaced by trucks.
Condition:
Excellent Condition. Never been used. Full pile. No rips, No holes.No smell.No repairs Professionally cleaned. Please see photos for full details.
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About Us
We are the direct importer of fine oriental rugs from around the world. Our main distribution warehouse is located in Sangerville, Maine. We also have a showroom in Lexington Massachusetts. At Handmade Arts, we specialize and purchase one-of-a-kind handmade rugs directly from villagers of Turkey. Our handmade rugs are high quality, collectible rugs from all over the world. We are the 4th generation rug merchant, importing and exporting handmade rugs and tapestries from around the world. Each piece is individually selected. Our rugs are hand-knotted with hand-spun wool using the highest quality wool, silk and rich vegetable dyes in classic, decorative colors in artistic, geometric and historical designs.
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Item Number CAU-0002
Style : Yürük Nomadic Tribe / Kazak Caucasian
Province : Yürük Nomadic Tribe / Kazak Caucasian
Made In : Turkey
Foundation : 100% Vegetable Dyed Wool
Pile : 100% Handspun Organic Wool
Colors : Please see photos
Size (feet) : 4 ft 7 inc. x 8 ft 10 inches
Size (Centimeter) : 138 cm x 268 cm
Age : 1970's
Condition : Excellent condition.Professionally Cleaned
Woven : Hand Knotted
Estimated Retail Value : $8,500.00