10673 Turkish Afyon Vintage Kilim Rug 217x299cm (7.1½ x 9.9½ft)

Large Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug from Afyon - hand-woven using flat-weave slitweave technique.  A very distinctive unique rug with pretty colours and simple design.  This original Kilim measures approximately 217x299cm (7.1½ x 9.9½ft).  Woven in wool on wool - we love the soft colours in the centre and the brighter blue cotton border surrounding the centre and the darker bold outer border. See more about Rug Motifs, Symbols & Meaning here.

These flat woven rugs are made by the Turkmen Yoruk tribes - the descendants of the Turkic tribes that settled in Central Anatolia hundreds of years ago, in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast.  The name Afyon (Kara Hisar) means, literally “opium black castle” in Turkish, since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock.