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SKU #: KR21171
Arts & Crafts
Hand Knotted
Primary color is Coral. Colors in this rug include: Turquoise, Teal, Taupe, Light Gold, Navy, Ivory, Multi.
Wool
0.5
Turkish Oushak
Turkey
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The bold, graphic tribal vocabulary of Turkish Oushak weaving found a natural audience during the Arts and Crafts movement, when designers and collectors were drawn to handmade textiles with strong, uncluttered forms and saturated color, and this hand-knotted example carries that spirit with real conviction. The coral red field is organized around a loose central diamond outline with large stylized sunburst medallions at the top and bottom, abstract geometric figures flanking the center and scattered smaller motifs filling the open ground, all rendered with the deliberate, slightly raw quality that defines genuine tribal Oushak work. The wide teal and turquoise border carries its own bold figural vocabulary, with large abstracted botanical and animal forms placed across the perimeter with the same confident irregularity. Across the full surface the palette of coral, teal, turquoise, navy, ivory, light gold and taupe works together with the kind of saturated intensity that wool surface at this depth of construction holds particularly well, each color retaining its character while the whole reads as a composition that is bold without being discordant. Hand-knotted wool on a cotton foundation adds to the rug real weight and density beneath the feet, and ivory fringe finishes both ends in keeping with the traditional format. As an Oushak area rug, it balances traditional rug character with transitional style for a living room rug, dining room rug, bedroom rug, or elegant interior accent.
Story Behind the Art: Oushak rugs trace their heritage to the west-central Anatolian town of Oushak in Turkey, where a celebrated family of designs became admired for soft texture, open drawing, and graceful style. These handmade wool rugs are recognized for broad, large-scale compositions, often built around geometric motifs, grand central medallions, smaller repeating medallions, or airy arrangements of vine scrolls and palmettes. Woven from lustrous wool and traditionally colored in muted earth tones, an Oushak area rug offers a versatile balance of traditional character and relaxed elegance, making it a timeless interior accent for living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and refined home décor.












