Milas carpet

Milas carpets are carpets from the Southwest Turkey. The name derives from the town Milas in the Muğla Province. You have characteristic designs and color ratios that are based on ancient traditions. In ancient times, the landscape was to Muğla Caria.

The Milas carpets have since the 16th century from the smaller forms of prayer carpet: developed (in Turkish seccade ). Because of the colors and the patterns are different traditional (classical ) and baroque carpets.

Classic Milas carpets

These usually show a rectangle on a narrow side of the rectangle a mihrab, or prayer niche. The inner border is filled with stylized floral patterns. A lower form of this classic Milas carpet is called the Ada Milas. A theory on naming points to the inhabitants of the Greek island today (Turkish: ada ) Istanköy, Greek Kos, back.

Milas carpets in style baroque

Since the early 19th century is also reflected in the carpet art, the influence of the Ottoman Baroque. The regular and stylized motifs of the borders are replaced by irregular and less stylized motifs such as tendrils.

Carpets with medallions

These carpets, according to the place of origin also called Karacahisar rugs are characterized by a larger, rectangular midfield than in the prayer rugs. This rectangle is surrounded by medallions in various shapes and with different fillings. The outer border contains the representations of abstracted leaves and branches.

Material and colors

Milas carpets are woven from sheep's wool since the 18th century. Today, still largely natural process and colors are used. For example, the wool is blackened by soaking in water for a period of one week. The typical colors are at Milas carpets Brown, a specific red-brown and a very dark yellow. Yellow is made from peach and apricot leaves, the red-brown from the heather. The brown color comes from walnut shells and the green mints.

Swell

• Ali Hosain: Oriental Rug breviary, Brunswick 1955
• Milasteppiche

• Oriental Rug
• Culture ( Turkey)