Abstract Turkish Anatolian 20th Century Rug

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An abstract midcentury Turkish Anatolian rug with a brick red field with accents in orange and brown.

Size: 3'8” x … Read more An abstract midcentury Turkish Anatolian rug with a brick red field with accents in orange and brown.

Size: 3'8” x 6'6”

Turkish carpets and rugs, whether hand knotted or flat-woven, are among the most well-known and established handcrafted art works in the world. Historically: religious, cultural, environmental, socio-political and socioeconomic conditions created widespread utilitarian need and have provided artistic inspiration among the many tribal peoples and ethnic groups in Central Asia and Turkey. The term tends to cover not just the products of the modern territory of Turkey, but also those of Turkic peoples living elsewhere, mostly to the east of Anatolia. See less