MONASTIR OTTOMAN PRAYER RUG Main Color:Creme DECORATIVE ALL OVER STYLE

DECORATIVE ALL OVER STYLE

it bears the artist's signature at the bottom

Wool and silk with decorative earthy tones

Master weaver signature

circa 1885

MONASTIR OTTOMAN PRAYER RUG Main Color:Creme DECORATIVE ALL OVER STYLE178 x 124 Monastir prayer rugs are few and far between. They were woven by Turkish clans who lived in the valleys between the mountaintop Greek Orthodox monasteries in the Balkans (hence the name). They were exiled back to Anatolia, in waves, after the Balkan Wars of 1878, 1912, 1913 and 1920 23. They wove kilims more than pile rugs, making such examples very appealing to collectors. The archaic nature of the present piece is complemented by the bold