Turkish Wool Kilim Rug

A red field fading like dusk, edged in cream scallops.

Weavers of Yuncu, Turkey, made this kilim rug in wool. Kilims are flatwoven, with no pile, and in Anatolia they commonly serve as floor coverings, wall hangings and bedding covers. A wide field of streaky red, with soft color shifts where the dye moves from coral to rose, meets a cream ground along a stepped, scalloped edge. Narrow red stripes run beside it, and short fringe finishes the end.

A flatweave this simple does the work of a painting. Put it where light can cross it.