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TURKISH CARPETS AND TYPES
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Rug weaving is one of the main
occupations of the tribal people. Since the nomads move between the pastures
on the mountains flat parts, they don't weave big size rugs. Rugs, are
woven in very simple, attachable transportable looms, have designs which
pass from generation to generation by mainly oral tradition. Designs used by
the tribal people often symbolize fertility, health, desire for having a
child and symbols protecting nomadic people from the evil eye. Colors,
extracted from the nature, have limited number.
Village carpets are classified between
tribal rugs and workshop carpets. Since the some of the tribal people
preferred settled life during centuries and mixed with the village
populations, village rugs today offers most amazing variations of colors,
designs and symbols originating the tribal and nomadic art. These rugs
primarily are with medallions, repeating geometric patterns . There is great
use of tree of life and mihrap (praying niche) patters.
From the point of their material,
technique, composition workshop rugs differ from the tribal and village
rugs. These rugs are woven under the supervision of a master weaver who
prepares the designs on the milimetric paper. Having a great density of
knots, workshop rugs, besides the geometric designs of tribal rugs, offer
very elaborate and sophisticated patters. Fineness and density of knot,
quality of material, symmetrical balance of the design gains importance.
This term can be used only for few
workshops where the most prestigious rugs are woven. Master weavers in some
of these workshops break world records for highest density of knots. Rugs in
the master workshops are generally in pure silk or wool and cotton
combination.
