Kiz-bergama Nuptial Rug, Anatolia, Turkey, 108 Cm X 163 Cm, Circa 1920

Kiz nuptial carpet from the Bergamo region, Anatolia, Turkey, woolen around 1900-1920.
This beautiful nuptial carpet is distinguished by its double niche and the use of white and dark red.
In the center on a red background a medallion sports large flowers in the vertical axis of these niches. These carpets, which are jealously kept in families, can be seen in the drawings of large apple blossoms in the two planks closing the field.
These drawings are propitiatory grounds of fertility as well as the small black and red "sinekli" flies found in the four camel-colored spandrels.
The term "KIZ" means in Turkish, "girl" and tells us that we are in the presence of a carpet for private use and village production.
The main border is embellished with a string of eight-pointed stars lined with red "Medahils" and accompanied by stylized blue apple blossoms.
These numerous symbols indicate to us well, the belonging of this carpet to the carpets nuptial, little present on the market.
The velvet wool of this carpet is shiny and bright, its density of about 420 000 knots M2, the colors are frank, the field has inevitable wear due to its age and can be considered a carpet in very good condition .
This rug has been cleaned professionally and ecologically.
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Dimensions: width: 108 cm (42 ") x length: 163 cm (64 ")