Dazkiri Yastik (279)

Dazkiri Yastik from western Anatolia (Turkey)

Age: circa 1850

Size: 3′.0″X1′.8″ (91×51 cm)

The tomato red field shows four rosettes bracketed by yellow bent leaves.Extremely complex rosettes positioned by ram’s horn elements occupy the opposite ends of the field.There are combs,triangles,dots,crosses and leaves on the ground.The abrashed green main border shows floating hexagons in various colors.A red and white barber pole surrounds the whole and there are partial barber pole lines at the ends of the red field.At each end of the rug is a panel etek (skirt) in green,blue,red,ivory and yellow with arrowhead designs.All the colors are from natural sources.The piece has a soft,meaty and chunky handle.The condition of this attractive piece is good.