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Central Anatolia, Konya-Cappadocia long rug, 1800-1850
The distinctive palette with a preponderance of pale yellow is rare and may suggest a weaving center in the Cappadocia region. Note the retention of 15th c. Ottoman devices of tulips, carnations and hyacinths. The pattern is woven in the rare 'kilim style' with no outlines between the design elements.

Dennis Dodds Collection
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