USAK Vintage Kilim 137x75cm
Woven Memories from Anatolia
This hand-woven vintage Kilim is unique – born from the silent strength of Anatolian women who translated their world into patterns. Crafted from 100% hand-spun sheep's wool (partially combined with cotton or goat hair), each rug carries its own story – of protection, beauty, and connection.
Kilim Symbols & Their Meaning
The patterns and motifs in our Kilims come from a centuries-old symbolic language deeply rooted in Anatolian culture. Common symbols include:
- Göz (Eye): Protection, clarity, warding off evil
- Su Yolu (Watercourse): Flow of life, change, renewal
- Elibelinde: Female power, fertility, sincerity
- Kurt Ağızı: Vigilance, protection from all directions
- Küpe: Love, harmonious relationships
- Bukağı: Responsibility, family cohesion
These symbols make the rug a silent bearer of meaning – palpable to all who inhabit it.
Color World & Texture
Our Kilims display a natural, warm color palette – from terracotta to sand, from indigo to pistachio green. Fine abrash variations lend depth and vibrancy, while the flat, hand-woven structure reveals a pleasant feel and archaic beauty.
Spatial Effect & Use
Whether as a central statement in the living room, a quiet island in the bedroom, or as wall art – a vintage Kilim brings more than just style: It brings atmosphere, history, and a tangible grounding to your space.
Gently Restored & Cared For
Like all pieces at Wild Heart Free Soul, this Kilim has also been carefully cleaned – with olive soap, water, and sunlight – and, where necessary, gently restored. This preserves its soul while preparing it for new journeys.
A Kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is more than a rug.
It is a piece of woven memory – warm, meaningful, and full of quiet strength.
A home for your feet. And for your heart.
USAK Vintage Kilim 137x75cm
Wild Heart Free Soul
Kastanienallee 55
10119 Berlin
Germany
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- Unique vintage rug - only one item in stock!
- Material: 100% high-quality, hand-spun sheep's wool
- Workmanship: Flat woven by hand on a traditional wooden loom
- Age: Vintage / Semi-antique. Circa 1960s
- Condition: Vintage in mint condition due to elaborate cleaning and restoration process
- Origin: Usak, Anatolia
- Dimensions: 137cm x 65cm, Height: 3mm
Anatolian kilims are far more than 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 was also 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, reseda, walnut, or indigo – but from the 1950s onwards, synthetic dyes increasingly found their way into the villages. The world became faster, more colorful – not every kilim remained purely vegetable-dyed. Many pieces from the 1960s and 1970s bear the traces of a cultural transition in their hues: 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, neighbor. 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 carriers of deep messages.
They were used, loved, passed down – and some of them slept long in chests until they resurfaced 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 studio.
Some pieces are with us for only a few months, others accompany us for years – because we never rush. Each kilim is restored with time, care, and respect. Some await the right restorer, the summer months to bask in the sunlight – their silent transformation back into a living work of art.
A kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is not a product.
It is a heritage. 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 attentively, it can survive many more generations. It doesn't require elaborate care, but rather 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 rotating vacuum cleaner, but ideally 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. Turning the rug slightly once a year ensures even wear and maintains the balance in the fabric.
For basic cleaning, we recommend professional hand washing 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 would be 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, you can carefully dab with a little olive soap and a slightly damp cloth – without rubbing, without soaking. For stubborn dirt, please consult a specialist directly. Liquid that spreads along the fibers can be permanently trapped, especially in flatweaves.
Dried food residues can usually be carefully scraped off or brushed out – preferably with a steady hand and without haste.