5 x 6 Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Rug 53860

53860 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Blanket Kilim Rug, 05'02 x 06'03.

Woven beneath the long shadows of Anatolia’s mountains, this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug whispers the quiet rhythm of tradition. Its surface, composed of silky mohair drawn from the cherished Angora goats, is marked by alternating horizontal stripes in black coffee and ivory-beige- each line a pulse of time, each fiber a breath of place. The texture, soft as dusk settling over the hills, lends the piece a luminous, almost shimmering tactility, alive with motion and memory.

The design is elemental yet profound: undulating stripes span the field like lines of poetry, spoken without words. Their irregularity is not a flaw but a signature—the sign of the weaver’s touch, of looms worked by instinct, not machine. These lines suggest movement and stillness all at once, like ripples in windblown grass or the layers of sediment in a mountain pass. At the edges, bold black borders enclose the story, like the closing lines of a sacred verse.

This kilim speaks with a language far older than ornament. It is a textile of balance and breath, where contrast carries meaning and simplicity becomes art. The monochromatic palette, softened by natural mohair sheen, evokes both shadow and light—yin and yang woven through warp and weft. It is a piece of woven restraint that offers space, presence, and depth to any interior it inhabits.

To live with this kilim is to step into a lineage of pastoral wisdom and aesthetic clarity. It is a rug not only of function but of stillness—a woven landscape where form meets feeling, and heritage hums through every strand. 

• Abrash.
• Siirt Blanket Rug
• Hand-woven angora wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 05'02 x 06'03.
• Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.