Anatolian

Carpets

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process

A-THE DOUBLE_KNOT=TURKISH KNOT=GHIORDES KNOT

firmer weave yielding to a stronger and more durable carpet

B-THE SINGLE KNOT=PERSIAN KNOT=SENNAH KNOT

1.The weaving art,

in general, started in

______________

(CENTRAL ASIA).

Why did weaving start?

1. The Yoruks (nomadic tribes) were exposed to severe weather

conditions during their migrations.

1. Use of goat hair in the making of their tents.(Goat hair is longer and

stiffer than sheep's wool)

1. Use of flatweave technique in the making of nomadic tents. (like

pony tail- strands of the shorter and stiffer goat hair stick out of the

woven fabric=protects the tenth from rain)

1. Later on= need to protect themselves from the humidity of earth

(applied the same flatweave technique to create KILIMS)

What was the origin of the

motives?

1.era of paganism

2.stylized depictions of the

worshipped symbols.

Did Turks use the art of weaving

merely in tent-making and carpet-

making?

NO.

ALSO

1. saddle bags for horses and camels,

2. blankets (similar to contemporary Siirt blankets),

3. room dividers in tents,

4. cradles

5. nomadic sleeping bags

The oldest surviving knotted pile carpet was

discovered in

A-Paris

B-Spain

C-Africa

D-Siberia

1. The oldest surviving knotted pile carpet was discovered in the grave of

a Scythian prince in the ___________(PAZIRIK) valley of the

__________(ALTAI) mountains in ________(SIBERIA) by a

Russian archeologist Rudenko in 1947 .

2. Now in Hermitage Museum in Leningrad.

3. The carpet was woven with the Turkish double knot and contains a

___________(347000 knots per square meter-225 per square

inch); it is 3.62 square meters (6 x 6.5 feet). It was preserved after

the Prince's tomb was loaded and subsequently flooded and froze to a

wait discovery by Rudenko.

4. The Pazirik, or Altai carpet, is rather sophisticated, thereby showing

that it is the product of a long history and tradition of weaving.

The art of weaving was

mainly introduced to

Anatolia by

________________(Seljuks)

toward the end of the 11th

century.

The most common designs in the Seljuk

carpets are

1. _____________(the Kufic border)

2. ______________(the eight pointed star)

3. _____________(the geometric hook)

The Turkish rug, which originated in Central Asia,

preserved all of its characteristics until the 14th

century.

After __________(the Ottomans) gained control

over the whole of Anatolia, changes began:

_________________(the composition) of the field,

_________________(the characteristics of the motifs),

________________(the sizes) of the still traditionally

woven Turkish rugs.

In the beginning of the 16th century,

every European prince owned

__________________(a private carpet

collection). In Vienna, the people were

allowed to own rugs after 1671.

OTTOMAN COURT

CARPET FRAGMENT

4 lobed medallion

Defined by split leaves

Lotus blossom or palmette

What are the materials used in rugs and

the various flat weaves?

Sheep wool, goat hair, cotton, floss silk, silk

Painter Carpets

Holbein carpets

Why Holbein?

During the 14th and 16th centuries, Turkish rug

designs appeared in many ________(European

artists' paintings), with the rugs so depicted

being of Anatolian origin. These paintings were

subsequently named for the respective artist, for

example ____________(Holbein),

____________(Lotto), Memling, Van Eyck,

Bellini, Ghirlandaio, Crivelli, etc. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_carpets_in_Renaissance_painting

SMALL-PATTERN

HOLBEIN

DERIVATIVE

CARPET

Gul (rose) motives

LARGE-PATTERN

HOLBEIN

CARPET

Octagonal medallions

LARGE-PATTERN

HOLBEIN

YASTIK FACE

Purple brown color- from

Konya (Karapinar)

MEMLING-PATTERN CARPET

Memling gul- rose

Yellow background

(Turkmen tribal origin)

GHIRLANDAIO-PATTERN

CARPET

Geometric shapes

White stripes

GHIRLANDAIO-PATTERN

CARPET

Geometric shapes

White stripes

Border from Ladik rugs

Red blue from Ushak rugs

Collage like

LOTTO PATTERN CARPET

FRAGMENT

Yellow arabesque on red

Red maybe used to enhance

the rugs marketability

Some carpets designs are inspired from the

textiles of the time...

YASTIK FACE

Design derived from silk

embroidered textiles

on white-cotton ground

Some carpets designs are inspired

from the ceramics of the time...

Mostly from Ushak

Bird carpets

inspired by Iznik tiles

Some carpets designs are inspired

from the talisman/nazarlik of the

time...

NAZARLIK RUG FRAGMENT

Some carpets designs are inspired

from numerous things (such as the

ceramics, book arts, architecture) of

the time...

Four leaf clover

Ushak carpet detail

The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art

COUPLED-COLUMN

OTTOMAN TORAH

CURTAIN

Compare it to a

prayer rug

WHAT ARE

SOME OF THE MOTIFS USED

IN ANATOLIAN CARPETS?

Symbolism in Anatolian rugs shows

_________________(the status of the

weaver).

Can you give an example?

HAIRBAND =Single woman

YING AND YANG= Married woman

HANDS ON HIPS=Mother

Head band: symbol of wish for matrimony.

Symbol of motherhood. Also symbolises the lady who has woven the carpet.

Lovebird: Symbol of love.

Ear of grain: Symbol of birth and fertility.

Ram horn: symbol of power.

Cypress: Symbol of eternity and tree of lıfe.

Wheel of Fortune: Symbol of fate.

Chest: Symbol of a maiden’s trousseau, desire to get married

Grain: Symbol of abundance.

Eye: A motif used to keep the evil away.

HANDS ON HIPS, (mother) The mother Goddess of ancient Matriarchal

beliefs. At an early stage all superhuman powers were represented by

goddesses. This motif is shown mostly when the weaver gives a birth to a

boy. The hands on hips shows that she is very proud.

examples of carpets in our homes?

Kula carpets Western Anatolia

Strong geometric designs

Pastel colors

Light grey, cream background

Wide borders, a lot of stripes

Little stars and flowers, elegant

Küllüce Carpets Aegean Region

Undyed natural color of wool is used

Almost monochrome

Beige, brown, grey, black

Taşpınar carpets

Blue and red

Delicate motifs

Persian influence

Plant figures, geometric designs

Yağcıbedir carpets From the mountains of the Aegean

Use of indigo and blue

MEDITATE on the CARPET CONCEPT

1. Who makes the carpet?

2. Why?

3. Under what circumstances?

4. What is the role of the carpet in your life?

5. In Turkish life?

6. What is the purpose of making a carpet?

7. Does it fulfill that purpose?

8. What are the colors of the carpet?

9. Memory-color?

Activity:

Design a carpet that tells smtg about the Turkish society

today.

Design a carpet to carry the centent of a carpet to the future.

Content-Carpet Exercise 1. Coat a surface with a carpet

Result:

2. Use the carpet symbols in another way

Result:

3. Absence of the carpet

Result:

4. Carpet- too much

Result:

5. Carpet-too small

Result:

6. Carpet-title change

Result:

7. Carpet performance?

Result:

Louise Bourgeois

Nevin Aladağ, Teppichsäulen (carpet columns), 2010 Installation view

Biennale Cuvée, OK Center of Contemporary Art, Linz, Ausria

six oriental carpets, 4:30m x 3m each

Nevin Aladağ

Nevin Aladağ