Angora Oushak Carpet

Angora rugs oushak also spelled as ushak is a small town located in anatolia the western part of turkey.

Angora oushak carpet.

The special significant of this amazing rug is the beauty of the design which features plants in water of the sea the blue background. Antique angora oushak carpet. Wool pile wool warp and weft. Since the middle of the ottoman period 1299 ad 1922 ad this little town has been a thriving center for a unique type of rug making.

Many of the great masterpieces of early turkish carpet weaving from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries have been attributed to oushak. On mar 12 2017. The turkish angora oushak collection was born as part of the research project dobag natural dye research and development project of the 1980s to attempt to restore the integrity of the ancient folk art of hand weaving in turkey emphasizing the revival dying or otherwise endangered natural dye art practiced by local artisans using recipes that have been passed down through many generations. Angora oushak oushak in western turkey has been a major center of rug production almost from the very beginning of the ottoman period.

Property of dallas estate. Appeal of antique angora rugs from oushak. The town is about a hundred miles south of the country s capital ankara. Oushak carpets have most certainly left their mark on the interior design and decorating trends all over the world.

Turkish angora oushak carpet 10 x 13 8. 7 0 x 9 6 213 cm x 290 cm.