Hi All,
While skepticism about the
existence of any older Yuruk pile rugs seems justified, the tradition of
flatwoven pieces by various Yuruk groups in Western and Central Anatolia
is well documented. Starting with kilims, here are some examples Bohmer
attributes as having been produced in “earlier centuries” by the
forebearers of some of the Yuruk groups he has studied and written about
in
Nomads in Anatolia.
The first two are woven by
Karakecili Yuruk:
This one by Karakoyunlu
Yuruk:
By Sacikara
Yuruk:
Honamli-yuruks:
And
Karatekeli Yuruks:
In addition to the
kilims, there are the amazing Yuruk brocaded ala cuvals documented by
Bohmer and Josephine Powell. That for another day...
Joel
Greifinger