TURKISH ANGORA KILIM MOHAIR ORIGIN antique BLANKET 100%100 mohair

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An Angora goat KİLİM CARPET antiqueSİze:170x130cm 100%100 ANGORA WOOL HAND WOWEN The Angora goat ( Turkish : Ankara keçisi ) is a breed of domestic goat that originated in Ankara (formerly known as Angora) and its surrounding region in central Anatolia , in present-day Turkey .The first Angora goats were brought to Europe by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor , about 1554, but, like later imports, were not very successful.Angora goats were first introduced in the United States in 1849 by Dr. James P. Davis. Seven adult goats were a gift from Sultan Abdülmecid I in appreciation for his services and advice on the raising of cotton. More goats were imported over time, until the Civil War destroyed most of the large flocks in the south. Eventually, Angora goats began to thrive in the southwest, particularly in Texas, wherever there are sufficient grasses and shrubs to sustain them. Texas to this day remains the largest mohair producer in the U.S., and second largest in the world.The fleece taken from an Angora goat is called mohair . A single goat produces between five and eight kilograms of hair per year. Angoras are shorn twice a year, unlike sheep , which are shorn only once. The United States , Turkey , and South Africa are the top producers of mohair. For a long time, Angora goats were bred for their white coat. In 1998, the Colored read more

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