Kilim Senneh ancient, 180 cm x 364 cm, Iran, hand knotted, circa 1950s

Important kilim senneh in superb condition measuring 364 cm long by 180 cm wide. 392 cm with fringes in very good condition. Commonly known as kilims, these sumptuous rugs are woven flat in wool and coloured with natural dyes. They are traditional kilims from northwestern iran. Highly appreciated and coveted with cheerful and fresh colours, and ethnic patterns of distinctly geometric shapes. The wools used are always of a very good quality. Our model has a rare and exceptional size for the european market, its borders and edges are in very good condition, as well as the full field of the carpet. The kilim is a wool rug, woven in smooth bass, a specific handicraft of the nomadic muslim peoples, especially anatolia, iran and the caucasus. The kilim, also spelled klim or kélim (a word of turkish origin), is a carpet devoid of velvet because it is embroidered instead of knotted. The kilim is made in various cities in anatolia and iran. Its name, which comes from the persian gelim, is used to designate a flat-spot wool carpet found mainly in the near east, the caucasus and central asia, which was born almost 10, 000 years ago! Kilims have their meaning. They emanate a strong identity tracing the memory of the sedentary, nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples who make them. A style, an identity characterizes a tribe, a village: fiery or sober colors, intricate or uncluttered patterns depending on the region. The motifs correspond to an ancestral symbolic writing inherited from shamanistic beliefs. The geometry of the patterns and their ethnic tone characterize their dna. Dimensions: width: 180 cm (5'11" X length: 364 cm (12') with fringes 392 cm (12'10" ) This carpet has been cleaned professionally and ecologically. Free shipping $0 / europe $50 / world $100.

Ref. : R75A972Q