Vintage Kilim Hakkari 209x157cm

Anatolian, flat-woven kilim rug made of hand-spun sheep's wool. A unique vintage piece with collector's value!

Selected by Wild Heart Free Soul according to the highest quality standards, naturally cleaned and professionally restored.

Age-related patina and natural irregularities are characteristic of our handmade vintage rugs.

• Material: 100% hand-spun sheep's wool, highest quality
• Workmanship: Flat-woven by hand on a traditional, horizontal wooden loom
• Age: Semi-antique. Approx. 1960-1970
• Condition: Vintage in like-new quality due to extensive cleaning and restoration process
• Origin: Hakkari
• Size: 232x 140cm, Height: 3mm
• Weight:

Patterns & Symbolism

• Elibelinde - great goddess
• Göz - eye
• Su - water
• Ask ve Birlesim - unity of lovers

Region of Origin

The Barak Turkomans are a nomadic people and were one of the first nomadic clans of Turkish origin. About 100 years ago, a portion of the Barak nomads from the region around Gaziantep, in southeastern Turkey, were resettled in the southwest. They settled in the Akdag Mountains above Kas. The women of this clan exclusively wove kilims with special patterns and colors after their resettlement between 1940 and 1980, which are very characteristic and can only be found in this region. Today they are called "Barak Kilims" and are a rarity.

Manufacturing Process

Our vintage kilim rugs are handcrafted. The wool yarn used for our vintage rugs is hand-spun and hand-dyed. Woven from the finest, pure hand-spun sheep's wool, which was hand-dyed in strong, cheerful colors. Due to the high lanolin content, the sheep's wool has a particularly beautiful sheen. A sheen that cannot be achieved with industrially produced yarn.

Cleaning and Restoration

Our cleaning process takes place cyclically and in harmony with nature. We only clean once a year at the beginning of summer. The cleaning of our carpets takes place once a year at the beginning of the summer months. We exclusively use

 water and pure olive soap. Afterwards, we work with the power of the sun to intensify the cleaning process. The strong sun in the summer months of June-September bleaches stubborn stains and discolorations, removes odors and keeps moths away. Thanks to the power of nature, we can completely do without aggressive and environmentally harmful chemicals.

Afterwards, our kilims are mechanically dusted, stretched into shape, the ends are re-knotted and holes are re-woven.

Material

Sheep's wool is a natural and very high-quality material. All our carpets are woven from hand-spun sheep's wool yarn, which consists of long hairs and has a very high lanolin (wool grease) content. This makes the wool particularly dirt-resistant, water-repellent and antibacterial.

Sheep's wool is also a living material, meaning it becomes softer and shinier over the years through use and the influence of sun, air and water. It's a material that ages beautifully, is absolutely environmentally friendly and free of pollutants, and cleans and regenerates itself.

Care

With loving handling and regular care, a Wild Heart Free Soul kilim will still look like new even after 20-30 years and can therefore be passed down through several generations.

Our kilims do not require a lot of care, but they do require the right kind of care. A kilim should be regularly and carefully vacuumed or beaten out. Stains should always be cleaned with a slightly damp cloth. Food residues can be easily scraped off or brushed out when dry.

However, a kilim should not be left wet for long, because it can warp. Therefore, we do not recommend washing it yourself. If you feel the need to wash your kilim, please contact

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