The Textile Museum 1993.35.1 |
This carpet exhibits several repeated symmetrical motifs, variations of
medallions called gul in Turkmen rugs. Each gul incorporates reflections
along both horizontal and vertical axes, with color alternation. The
contrasting colors here, however, are not as strong as in Turkmen rugs, but
they are typical of Kurdish weavings from eastern Turkey.
The linear arrangement of guls in the central field suggests a combination of border patterns with a lot of symmetry-breaking, but there is no field pattern. The borders have a more regularized arrangement of shapes based upon horizontal and vertical reflection. |
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