Turkish Strip Woven Ikat Kilim

Turquoise and bronze, neither willing to concede the middle.

This strip woven ikat kilim comes from Turkey and is contemporary. It is wool. Kilims are flat woven, with no pile, and served as floor coverings, bedding and hangings in homes across Turkey. Dyeing the threads before weaving, the ikat method, gives each band its flickering edge. Bronze-brown shapes press in from the center over a bright turquoise ground, and a seam down the middle joins two woven strips. The two halves nearly match. Seventy-nine inches wide and 111 long.

Nearly is the pleasure of it.