Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03'05 X 05'10

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Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Neutral Navajo Style 03'05 x 05'10. With its bold expressive design, incredible detail and texture, … Read more Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Neutral Navajo Style 03'05 x 05'10. With its bold expressive design, incredible detail and texture, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty showcasing neutral Navajo style. The abrashed beige field features three medallions patterned with stars and Elibelinde motifs. Hooked amulets run along the vertical sides of the composition. It is enclosed with a repeating star border giving it a sense of order and definition. Though deceptively simple, this vintage Turkish rug is steeped in Anatolian history. Derived from the virility of the Ram's Horn motif, the Classic Elibelinde motif, also known as the hands on hips or goddess motif, is thought to represent motherhood and fertility while ram s horns represent masculinity and power. The fertility bereket motifs that appear combine the symbols of both man and woman, often referred to as ram s Horn and hands-on-hips motifs, into one design with a di See less