4 x 6 Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Rug 53841

53841 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Blanket Rug, 04'04 x 06'04.

Woven like a breath of the Anatolian wind, this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug ripples with the quiet rhythm of tribal life. Composed of undulating horizontal stripes in soft hues of beige, camel, brown, taupe and greige, it evokes the raw landscapes of the Siirt plateau—layered ridgelines, furrowed fields, and the steady pace of nomadic migration. Each line is slightly irregular, alive, as though drawn by the memory of the hand rather than the measure of the eye.

Crafted from the lustrous mohair of the Angora goat, the rug’s surface glimmers with a downy sheen, capturing and diffusing light like a sun-drenched hillside. The tactile softness of the mohair—treasured for its warmth and elegance—transforms this kilim into more than a floor covering; it becomes a tactile landscape of pastoral calm and sensory comfort. Its striped pattern, though simple, pulses with a vital energy, whispering of looms set up beneath open skies and hands weaving through the quiet hours.

Unlike the more rigid geometries of urban carpet weaving, this rural textile celebrates the organic imperfection of nature. The stripes swell and shift, expanding and contracting like breath, like time, like the living terrain that inspired them. The subtle variations in color and thickness give the piece a sense of movement, like light on water or wind in grain—a textile both grounded and free.

This kilim is a woven song of the earth, a meditation in wool, a whisper of Anatolia’s enduring craft traditions. To walk across it is to feel the rhythm of footsteps across a sun-warmed plateau; to gaze upon it is to lose oneself in the soft geometry of memory. It carries within its fibers the legacy of a people who knew that beauty need not shout—it need only endure.

• Abrash.
• Siirt Blanket Rug
• Hand-woven angora wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 04'04 x 06'04.
• Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.