BARAK Vintage Kilim 307x151cm
Woven Symbolism from Usak
This hand-woven vintage kilim originates from the Usak region in the heart of Anatolia – crafted in the 1960s, from 100% hand-spun sheep's wool and interwoven with signs that tell stories. Each pattern is the expression of a woman who, with every knot, created protection, beauty, and meaning for her home.
Kilim Symbols & Their Meaning
Its pattern conceals a language of symbols – each a woven wish, each shape a silent companion:
- Elibelinde: Female power, uprightness, creative energy
- Göz: Protective symbol against evil, clarity, perception
- Küpe: Love, emotional connection
- Bukağı: Bond, responsibility, family connection
- Yıldız: Star, orientation, luck, light in dark times
- Tarak: Comb, care, nurturing, and female presence
- Çengel: Double hook, connection of opposites, protection
Color World
A powerful mosaic of rust red, sage green, black-brown and blue-gray – connected by delicate abrash transitions that create depth and movement. The plant-dyed wool creates a vibrant, gently shimmering play of colors that gives soul to any room.
For Rooms with Character
With its generous dimensions of 229 × 162 cm, this kilim is ideal as the centerpiece of a living room, a tranquil focal point in the bedroom, or a structuring element in a studio. It brings symbolic depth to both minimalist and eclectic spaces.
Gently Restored & Sun-Cleaned
Like all our pieces, this kilim has been carefully restored and cleaned with olive soap and sunlight – thus its history remains palpable while it is ready for a new home.
A kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is like a prayer underfoot.
It carries the essential within – the gentle, the enduring,
and the memory of beauty, origin, and returning to yourself.
BARAK Vintage Kilim 307x151cm
Wild Heart Free Soul
Kastanienallee 55
10119 Berlin
Germany
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- Unique Vintage Rug - only one available!
- Material: 100% high-quality, hand-spun sheep wool
- Workmanship: Flat-woven by hand on traditional wooden loom
- Age: Vintage / Semi-antique. Approx. 1960s
- Condition: Vintage in like-new quality due to extensive cleaning and restoration process
- Origin: Barak, Anatolia
- Dimensions: 307cm x 151cm, Height: 3mm
Anatolian kilims are far more than mere textile utility items – they are woven memories, personal messages, and an expression of lived culture. For generations, women from nomadic tribes and villages wove their wishes, hopes, and stories into the fabric – freely, intuitively, and full of symbolism.
This kilim, too, was woven in an Anatolian home – from the wool of their own sheep, shorn, washed, combed, and hand-spun. The yarns were often dyed with natural pigments from madder, weld, walnut, or indigo – but from the 1950s onwards, synthetic dyes increasingly found their way into the villages. The world became faster, more colourful – not every kilim remained purely vegetable-dyed. Many pieces from the 1960s and 1970s carry in their colours the traces of a cultural transition: between old and new, craftsmanship and modernity.
Weaving was a ritual act – accompanied by songs, stories, silence. Often, several women sat together at the loom: mother, grandmother, sister, neighbour. Every knot, every line, every symbol carried meaning – protection, fertility, connection, strength. Symbols like the eye (Göz), the cosmic mother (Elibelinde), or the scorpion became bearers of deep messages.
They were used, loved, passed down – and some of them slept for a long time in chests until they reappeared one day.
Today, we clean and restore these pieces with the utmost respect: washed with olive soap, dried in the Antalya sun, repaired in our Istanbul atelier.
Some pieces are with us for only a few months, others accompany us for years – because we never rush anything. Every kilim is restored with time, care, and respect. Some await the right restorer, the summer months to bathe in the sunlight – for their silent transformation back into a living work of art.
A Wild Heart Free Soul kilim is not a product.
It is a legacy. A woven wish.
And perhaps a companion for your home of tomorrow.
A kilim is a long-lasting companion – if treated with love and cared for mindfully, it can survive many more generations. It doesn't require elaborate care, but above all, the right kind of care.
We recommend gently vacuuming or shaking out the kilim once or twice a month to remove dust and dirt. Please do not use a rotary vacuum cleaner for this; instead, ideally use a brush attachment or a gentle handheld device. Too frequent, intense vacuuming can tire out the fibers over time.
Every few months, it's worth turning the kilim over and vacuuming the back as well. If you lightly rotate the rug once a year, it ensures even wear and maintains the balance in the weave.
For basic cleaning, we recommend a professional hand wash every 3 to 5 years – with pH-neutral shampoo or olive soap, gently worked in by hand and thoroughly rinsed. Please never put your kilim in dry cleaning or steam cleaning – this would damage the fibers. If you need assistance in choosing a suitable cleaner, we are happy to advise you. We work with experienced oriental rug specialists and are happy to pass on our special conditions.
And if an accident does happen: Dab fresh stains immediately with a clean, dry cloth. If necessary, carefully dab with a little olive soap and a slightly damp cloth – without rubbing, without soaking. For stubborn dirt, please consult a professional directly. Liquid that spreads along the fibers can be permanently trapped, especially in flat weaves.
Dried food residues can usually be carefully scraped off or brushed out – ideally with a steady hand and without haste.