Turkish Verneh or Kilim Rug

Red and blue in stepped bands, with small white flashes that come and go.

This verneh or kilim rug comes from Turkey, 20th century, and is made of wool. Flatwoven rugs of this kind were made by village and nomadic weavers, serving as floor covers, blankets and wall hangings in the home, with no pile to weigh them down on the move. Serrated blocks in madder red, slate blue and sage green repeat across the field in rows. Short lines of ivory and dotted white stitches run between them. Knotted fringe hangs at each end. A little over five feet wide and more than eight long.

It looks like a day's work spread across many long days.