Antique Minimalist Striped Perdeh Kilim Rug
Perdehs were employed as tent dividers by the Kurdish tribes of eastern Anatolia, creating partitions inside their dwellings. Each flat-woven wool panel is individually dip-dyed with natural pigments, and subsequently hand-stitched to the other panels. The nature of dip-dyeing confers a painterly effect, as if each panel had been coloured with brushstrokes. Each weaver will then decide which sequence of contrasting colours to employ. The end result is yet another example of the modernity of tribal textile art.
Each piece will have its individual character, depending on its colour combinations, texture and size. Perdeh flat-weaves are perfectly suitable to be used as floor coverings, just like any other kilim, but are equally adaptable either as wall hangings or bed covers. In this beautiful example, the weaver embellished the seams of panels with touches of wool embroidery and wove into the fabric some turquoise-coloured lucky charms.