4 x 5 Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Rug 53838

53838 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Blanket Rug, 03'09 x 05'01.

From the high, wind-swept plateaus of southeastern Turkey comes this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug, a luminous relic crafted from the silken fleece of the indigenous Angora goat. Its field—an expanse of deep espresso brown—is imbued with the organic sheen of mohair, shimmering gently like the bark of ancient walnut trees after a mountain rain. This tactile darkness is not empty but meditative, inviting the eye inward toward a single woven gesture that holds both mystery and meaning.

At the heart of the composition, a pair of stylized motifs in creamy beige emerge—symmetrical, stacked, and anchored in balance. These central forms recall ancient urns or tribal standards, hovering between abstraction and symbol. Woven with purposeful irregularity, their hand-drawn quality breathes life into the motif, speaking of human touch and the quiet imperfections that give authenticity its voice. They stand as guardians of the field, or perhaps as vessels of memory, collecting whispers from centuries past.

The Turkish angora kilim rug is bordered on either end by horizontal stripes in warm ivory and earthen brown, echoing the rhythmic beat of the loom and the steady pulse of Anatolian pastoral life. These bands, softly feathered with mohair’s natural sheen, evoke the striated landforms of the Siirt region, or the lines etched into the mind by years of walking familiar trails. The composition is restrained yet resonant—a sacred geometry stripped to its essence.

This Angora kilim is more than a textile—it is a hymn to material simplicity and spiritual depth. It carries the hush of mountain wind, the warmth of a goat’s flank, and the timeless gesture of hands weaving stories without words. To live with such a rug is to welcome a fragment of Anatolia’s soul into the home, soft as breath, enduring as stone.

• Abrash.
• Siirt Blanket Rug
• Hand-woven angora wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 03'09 x 05'01.
• Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.