3 x 4 Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Rug 53850

53850 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Blanket Kilim Rug, 02'09 x 03'09.

Like a memory rising from the earth, this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug captures the spirit of the Siirt highlands in every fiber. Woven from the silky fleece of Angora goats, its surface glows with a rich and earthy brown warmth, echoing the clay-colored hills and sunlit soil of Anatolia. The mohair texture, soft and iridescent, transforms light into a golden mist, grounding the composition in quiet luxury and elemental grace.

Emerging from the field like an ancient gate or stepped temple, the ivory -beige motif at the top of the rug invokes the architectural geometry of tribal protection symbols. With its angular ascent and crowned silhouette, it resembles a portal—a woven threshold between the earthly and the sacred. These motifs, passed from weaver to weaver through generations, carry with them meanings both spiritual and practical: guardianship, ascent, and the layered stories of nomadic heritage.

The base of the rug is anchored by a richly layered border: a visual stratigraphy of dark espresso brown, camel, greige, and clay. These stripes recall sedimentary stone, harvest fields, and the patterned horizon seen from a shepherd’s path. Their weight balances the lightness of the upper motif, grounding the piece in the visual rhythm of land and labor. Each band is a tactile echo of life lived close to nature, where design is born from observation, repetition, and reverence.

This Angora kilim is not just a woven object—it is a vessel of ancestral voice and landscape. In its geometry and woolen hush, it tells a story of place, process, and protection. It is a rug that remembers, honors, and offers: a gentle relic of Anatolia’s enduring beauty, spun from breath, earth, and time.

• Abrash.
• Siirt Blanket Rug
• Hand-woven angora wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 02'09 x 03'09.
• Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.