EAST ANATOLIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

While the designs of many Yuruk rugs have much in common with those of the Bergama region, there is a noticeable difference in their colour palette, which is generally much darker and includes tones of amber, dark brown and emerald-green. The thick, lustrous pile seen here is characteristic of Yuruk rugs, many of which were woven as yastiks; utiliarian pillow covers which benefited from retaining a longer pile for added comfort and warmth. A closely related example to the present lot is published by Ulrich Schürrmann, Oriental Carpets, Luxembourg, 1974, p.79.