Angora Oushak Carpet

The town is about a hundred miles south of the country s capital ankara.

Angora oushak carpet.

Angora rugs oushak also spelled as ushak is a small town located in anatolia the western part of turkey. The special significant of this amazing rug is the beauty of the design which features plants in water of the sea the blue background. Antique turkish angora oushak rug. Antique turkish oushak carpet circa 1910 s this auction includes antique rugs vintage rugs oriental rugs and tapestry collection from all major weaving countries.

Many of the great masterpieces of early turkish carpet weaving from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries have been attributed to oushak. Oushak carpets have most certainly left their mark on the interior design and decorating trends all over the world. 7 0 x 9 6 213 cm x 290 cm. Turkish angora oushak carpet 10 x 13 8.

Appeal of antique angora rugs from oushak. The turkish angora oushak collection was born as part of the research project dobag natural dye research and development project of the 1980s to attempt to restore the integrity of the ancient folk art of hand weaving in turkey emphasizing the revival dying or otherwise endangered natural dye art practiced by local artisans using recipes that have been passed down through many generations. Antique angora oushak carpet. Since the middle of the ottoman period 1299 ad 1922 ad this little town has been a thriving center for a unique type of rug making.

Despite the bold geometry and tribal sensibility that is so basic to room size oushaks from the decades around 1900. On mar 12 2017.