5 x 11 - Red Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug - 51801
5 x 11 - Red Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug - 51801
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● Vacuum with the beater bar off and always in the direction of the pile.
● Rotate 180° every 6 months for even wear and sun-fade balance.
● Blot spills immediately with a white cloth—never rub.
● Use a breathable rug pad to prevent slipping and fiber stress.
● Schedule a professional hand-wash every 3–5 years (sooner for high-traffic or pets).
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Description:-
51801 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 05'02 x 11'00.
The Anatolian Legacy: A Vintage Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Tribal Elegance
This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug embodies the expressive artistry of Anatolian village weaving, where geometry, symbolism, and personal interpretation converged in textiles intended to carry meaning across generations. Three monumental stepped medallions command the elongated field, creating an architectural rhythm with a distinctly tribal sensibility. Their deliberately spacious placement gives the exceptional composition a stately presence, transforming a traditional floor covering into a stunning masterwork with decorative authority.
Each medallion is articulated by stepped contours and radiating hooked extensions, forms traditionally associated with safeguarding the household and creating a symbolic boundary around the central design. Within them, cruciform arrangements terminate in stylized rosettes, emblems connected with life, beauty, and the perpetual flowering of nature. Small diamonds appear along the central axis, recalling the protective Göz or eye tradition found throughout Anatolian weaving, while branching forms suggest the iconic Tree of Life motif, an enduring symbol of continuity and the spiritual connection between earthly and celestial realms.
Between the principal medallions appear compact hooked devices that function as visual amulets, reinforcing the rug’s talismanic character. The surrounding field remains unusually open, allowing these ancestral symbols to possess an almost heraldic prominence. Such abstraction is one of the great pleasures of village Oushak weaving: familiar botanical and protective forms are reduced to compelling geometry, preserving the weaver’s individual hand within a vocabulary inherited through generations. The resulting composition feels intimate, enigmatic, and imbued with cultural memory.
A commanding border of repeating eight-pointed star-like emblems encloses the extraordinary masterpiece, each compartment creating a measured procession around the central imagery. The eight-pointed star has long carried associations with spiritual guidance, harmony, and good fortune, while the narrow zigzag guard bands introduce another ancient protective device through their continuous movement. With its evocative abrash, idiosyncratic drawing, and compelling repertoire of Anatolian symbols, this vintage Oushak offers the discerning collector an exquisite work of art—one whose prestige lies in authenticity, individuality, and the enduring language of hand-knotted tradition.
- Abrash.
- Hand-knotted wool.
- Made in Turkey.
- Measures: 05'02 x 11'00.
- Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.
