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Striped carpet, YURUK-NOMAD CARPET
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Perken carpet, Yuruk nomad carpet. Central field: three lying rectangles with white hexagons in dark orange, separated and bordered by bands with colored diagonal S-shapes. Fillings of an eight-pointed dark blue cross and in the heart a lying cerise hexagon. Border: triple. The main border is dark orange with large loose flowers in light green, dark brown, and cobalt blue. The inner selvage is the band around the fields; the outer selvage is equal to it. Fringe: short fringe with embroidered figures in many colors, transitioning into knotted fringe.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePerkenkleed, YURUK-NOMADENKLEED. 1850 - 1875. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.