April 22, 2024
Handmade Caucasian Kazak Turkmen Colorful Red Blue Camel Black Wool Kilim 3x6-2
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Handmade Caucasian Kazak Turkmen Colorful Red Blue Camel Black Wool Kilim 3x6-9 3'-5"x6'-9" (104cm x 206 cm), Handmade, 100% Wool, Never been Used , Excellent Condition, DSC03209 What's a Kilim? Kilim means a plain-weave woolen textile in Turkish, and had been produced by nomads. Interweaving the warp spread with the weft is its basic process and its texture is plain unlike the length of pile on carpets. It was the necessities of life and its history is older than carpet’s. As you know, nomads moved with its house and animals from place to place, so a foldable, wieldy kilim might be a handy item for them. Although kilims are mainly made by wool, some of them are made by goats’ fur, camels’ hair, and cotton. Poisonous insects such as a scorpion and a centipede don’t like a smell and texture of kilim. So nomads could avoid these insects by spreading kilim in their tents. In Turkey, there are people who live like nomads during summer. They, in fact, live with kilims now. Not only as lugs, were kilims made as bags. Some can be used as the bag to keep foods or carrying like a rucksack. Due to its convenience, kilims have been used in various ways like what is now called multi-cover. Many Asian countries (mainly the West and Central Asia) have been produced interesting kilims. Each area has characteristics and different designs. Care
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