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Turkish Kula Prayer Rug

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Rugs & Carpets Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Turkish Kula Prayer Rug
SOLD
300.00USD+ (75.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Dec 14 @ 15:01UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Kula carpet, floor covering handwoven in Kula, a town east of zmir, in western Turkey. Kula prayer rugs were produced throughout the 19th century and into the 20th and have been favorites among collectors. Usually the arch (to indicate the direction of Mecca, the holy city) is low & straight-sided; the columnar sides of the prayer niche may appear as broad, ribbon-like pendant forms. Central motifs are sometimes highly elaborate. In one late 19th-century type, there are rows of scenes, with trees and small buildings; this rug, at times called a “cemetery carpet,” is said to be used at funerals. (From Encyclopedia Britannica). This prayer rug is 4' x 5' & is very old. Has very slight 3" x 1" wear at bottom left, please inspect. From the Ben-Tcahvtchavadze collection of Ontario, Canada. State: City: Date: 1890-1900 HWAC# 82072