Gheordez Prayer Rug Weaving

Early ghiordes prayer rugs are among the most iconic of their type in anatolia and the surrounding area.

Gheordez prayer rug weaving.

Some of them date from the last decades of the 18th century borrowing elements from much earlier ottoman court designs with fields of red or ivory. The persian prayer rug design materials dyeing and weaving are all major factors in the persian prayer rug and are what make each rug a part of history and the islamic religion. The primary indicator of a prayer rug is the mihrab a niche motif woven into the upper end of the rug that indicates where the devotee places one s head during his five time a day prayer. After the 16th century turkish rugs either followed persian designs indeed were possibly worked by immigrant persians and egyptians or followed native traditions.

Plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile turkish ghiordes knots dimensions 160 3 124 7 cm 63 49 1 8 in credit line gift of minnie l. Quoting a piece from the website belonging to nazmiyal antique rugs. A rug produced by peasant weavers in ghiordes anatolia famous for their tightly woven work with a short silky wool pile. Prayer rug origin caucasus date made 1850 1900 medium wool.

Patterson reference number 1950 1491 extended information about this artwork. The prayer rugs of ghiordes together with those of kula and ladik have long been especially prized in the middle east as well as in europe and the united states. Rug and carpet rug and carpet turkey. All acceptable bidding commences at the online start price.

It seems that ghiordes prayer rugs the supreme accomplishment of this rug weaving area are very distinctive and therefore easily recognized. Multiple alterations and old repairs. Prayer rugs are most commonly sold as the turkish prayer rug and the persian prayer rug the difference between them is the knot type used to weave and motifs. They traditionally feature angular prayer niches highly decorative spandrels architectural pillars and gorgeous monochromatic fields.

Ghiordes rugs also spelled giordes the famous rugs of ghiordes captured the hearts of european collectors in the 1700s. The quality of the wool depends on the climate and rich grazing pastures as well as the density of the coat. 3 7 x 5 8 109 x 173 cm. There are no hidden or confidential reserves in this auction.

Wool pile wool warp wool weft.