Konya Kilim

South Central Anatolia

Early 19th Century

152 x 360 cm

Woven in two pieces

The present kilim presents one variant of the most common type of West Anatolian prayer kilims (Akisar, Uşak, Alişehir). The basic combination is a series of 7 elongated hexagons flanked by opposing pairs of "elibelinde" (hands on hips) hooks.

Related examples:

HALI, No.92, May 1997, pp76

Petsopolous, 1979, pp. 109, pl. 118-119-120