5 x 7 Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Rug 53847

53847 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Blanket Rug, 05'03 x 06'07.

This handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug carries the quiet pulse of Anatolia’s mountains, rendered in the rhythmic breath of shadow and light. Across its entire expanse, soft mohair stripes alternate in black coffee and beige— like echoes of wind-blown grass, the furrows of a plowed field, or the lines of a shepherd’s song drifting across stone. Woven with the fleece of native Angora goats, the surface is downy and radiant, shifting like silk under the touch of sun.

The striped pattern, though minimal in palette, hums with movement and variation. Its lines are not rigid, but gently swaying—suggesting motion, like ripples across water or the grain of weathered wood. Within this subtle asymmetry, one finds the language of handwork and heritage. It is the irregular perfection of the loom guided by instinct and memory, not machinery—where each pass of the weft carries the breath of the weaver and the pace of a life rooted in land.

Bound top and bottom by deeper bands of black coffee, the Turkish angora rug is visually anchored, grounded in contrast. These bold margins recall the beginning and end of a weaving session, the frame of a home, or the thresholds that mark sacred space. They lend weight and clarity to the flowing center, guiding the eye inward and outward in meditative cadence. In traditional Turkish kilim design, these bands often symbolize protection—a woven border between the world and the soul.

This Angora kilim is a whisper of time, a woven relic of pastoral silence and skill. It honors the beauty of repetition and the wisdom of restraint, offering warmth and grace in every softened line. To live with such a rug is to welcome the spirit of Anatolia—not in grand symbols or vibrant dyes, but in the humble poetry of wool, wind, and the human hand.

• Abrash.
• Siirt Blanket Rug
• Hand-woven angora wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 05'03 x 06'07.
• Date: 1950's. Mid-20th Century.