ʀᴜɢ ᴍᴏᴛɪꜰꜱ,ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟꜱ & ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ
#MagicRugsHistory𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭/𝟯 ⁂✜ꆜ◈✥⋆✧ There are so many different symbols and motifs found in Rugs and Kilims across the world,most of which date back hundreds of years but are still being used by carpet weavers today.We thought it might be interesting to have a reference to these symbols together with their meanings so you can identify some of the motifs found in your own rugs. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐬 A stylised female figure derived from the Anatolian mother goddess figurines and u...
ʀᴜɢ ᴍᴏᴛɪꜰꜱ,ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟꜱ & ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ
#MagicRugsHistory𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭/𝟯 ⁂✜ꆜ◈✥⋆✧ There are so many different symbols and motifs found in Rugs and Kilims across the world,most of which date back hundreds of years but are still being used by carpet weavers today.We thought it might be interesting to have a reference to these symbols together with their meanings so you can identify some of the motifs found in your own rugs. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐬 A stylised female figure derived from the Anatolian mother goddess figurines and u...
ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇᴛꜱ
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟐𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨The art of making carpets was probably developed on the plains of Central Asia several thousand years ago.The nomad tribes needed some protection from the cold winters and something more easily handled,transportable and functional than the sheepskin coverings.At the same time they were also making decorations for their tents. The materials used for the construction of the warp, weft and pile of the carpet came from the herds of goats and f...
ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇᴛꜱ
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟐𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨The art of making carpets was probably developed on the plains of Central Asia several thousand years ago.The nomad tribes needed some protection from the cold winters and something more easily handled,transportable and functional than the sheepskin coverings.At the same time they were also making decorations for their tents. The materials used for the construction of the warp, weft and pile of the carpet came from the herds of goats and f...
