Vintage Sivas Kilim Rug and various good luck charms

and various good luck charms intended to safeguard the home

These rugs provide a unique window into 20th-century history

and good news

using a cotton foundation and soft spring wool

Vintage Sivas Kilim Rug and various good luck charmsThis piece is a Dazkiri style kilim, linked to early Dazkiri nomads who settled in this region during the 15th 16th centuries before many migrated west toward the Aegean coast. It reflects the heritage of those who remained, often featuring Anatolian goddess motifs symbolizing the protective all seeing eye, alongside sacred oil lamp imagery. The earliest recorded Turkish kilim can be traced to Neolithic wall paintings from atalhyk, dating back to 7000