Turkish Rug (Santa Clause?)
Purchased in Turkey (like Ankara) from a rug dealer around 1980. Unknown date of creation. Fair condition (color fading around edges a bit), and separation in certain areas (although this seems intentional). Pictures show both of these.
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Inherited
Yes
Dear Tony,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry and for all the new information.
Based on everything, I concluded that this item is:
A Noel Baba Turkish Kilim Rug, handwoven, from circa 1940s. Noel Baba (Father Noel) is the Turkish version of Père Noël, which is a widely celebrated figure for New Year celebrations, substituting Christmas Holiday in predominantly Christian countries. He does not represent a religious persona but merely a secular imaginary figure.
One of the most popular materials for rugs is wool, a natural textile fiber. Wool rugs are quite resilient and perfectly equipped to withstand wear and tear from regular use.
Overall, the rug is in fair condition.
Also I don't know if it matters, but the rug has a bit of a moth ball odor, but it's aired out for a few months in a clean environment and that smell has mostly dissipated.
I just uploaded more, but let me know if you need something else. It's no trouble at all to take additional pictures. :) You can see the separation seems to be very intentional in design, as it's throughout most all of the rug as seen in the picture where I have it held up with the light shining through the back of it.