I am the owner of this kilim because it is damaged and with holes. Otherwise, I couldn’t have afford it, as it seems like a museum piece.
The design is simple and powerful, the colors are natural dyed. From books I read, I think it may be more than a hundred years old.
Un de mes plus beaux kilims, que je n’ai pu acheter il y a bientôt 30 ans que parce qu’il était troué et abîmé.
See the dark blue at the top And the purple at the bottom.
Fascinating that they sometimes use different colors. Did they do it on purpose? Did they run out of a color? Did they look the same when woven, but faded differently over time because of different dyeing processes? On this web page, about 3/4 of the way down, there is a Hotamis Kilim that has similar colors, but note that some of the blues are darker:
“Restoration Issues- Behind the scenes in the restoration studio”
http://www.marlamallett.com/anatolia1.htm
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I’ve found quite the same in a book, and it is said to be from Kazak region, south west of Azerbaidjan, woven by the Kara Kalpak tribe. I will send you a picture.
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