Antique Miniature Tulu Rug
N°
00450
Period
Circa 1910
Origin
Central Anatolia
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
93 cm x 68 cm3'0" x 2'2"
Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Karapinar area in central Anatolia, Tulus are distinguished by the use of fine mohair wool, often undyed like in this case. The patterns are typically quite simple, like the one illustrated here, where the design is obtained from the myriad of striations which are characteristic of natural, undyed wool. A timeless, authentic work of tribal art that is both ancient and contemporary.