Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

TURKEY
Bag Face (Heybe)
Mid 19 th Century
Milas
Wool warp, weft and pile, natural dyes,
striped plain weave back.
52 x 46 cm 20½ x 18 in
The basic colors used here mark this bag face as a
classic Milas design; madder red and indigo blue
along with natural ivory. There is also some light
blue, light red, brown and aubergine. There is no
actual field here, simply a two color central diamond
in an ivory rectangle surrounded by these borders; the
inner one a simple meander, the outer two filled with
floral rosettes. Another interesting feature is the staccato
red and ivory line separating each of the borders.
This is a very simple but well conceived design.
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