4 x 6 Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Rug 53836

53836 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Blanket Rug, 04'03 x 05'07.

Shorn from the soft flanks of Angora goats and woven by hand in the wind-carved plateaus of Eastern Anatolia, this Turkish Angora kilim rug evokes the spirit of a nomadic hearth—both primal and elegant. Its field, dyed in a shadowy hue of deep umber-brown, shimmers with the natural luster of mohair, a fiber treasured for its strength, sheen, and warmth. There is an elemental purity in its monochrome expanse, like the vast open sky after twilight, heavy with the hush of history.

At the heart of this woven landscape glows a single ivory-beige diamond—stepped and centered, like a lantern suspended in dusk. It is a timeless Anatolian motif, symbolizing protection and the inward gaze of the spirit. This lone emblem radiates quiet intensity, offering visual repose and anchoring the composition with symbolic clarity. It speaks in the silent language of tribal weavers, where even the simplest shape bears the weight of memory, migration, and metaphysical belief.

Framing the field are rich bands of alternating stripes in caramel, chestnut, and beige—each one echoing the layered textures of Anatolia’s earth and animal life. These horizontal bars, handwoven in rhythmic succession, resemble the striated horizon lines seen from a shepherd’s tent at dusk. They are neither purely decorative nor entirely utilitarian—they serve as a border of balance, a woven echo of life’s cyclic nature: birth, labor, harvest, and rest.

This Angora kilim is not merely a floor covering, but a tactile hymn to heritage. It is the whisper of goat herders under moonlight, the warmth of woven tradition cradled in the hand, and the enduring strength of craft passed from mother to daughter. In its simplicity lies sanctity; in its softness, a story told not in words, but in wool.

• Abrash.
• Siirt Blanket Rug
• Hand-woven angora wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 04'03 x 05'07.
• Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.