Lot 374 AN ANTIQUE WEST ANATOLIAN HOTAMIŞ KILIM FRAGMENT
Description Up for auction is a museum-quality and expressive flatweave fragment: An antique Hotamış kilim from West Anatolia, crafted around 1900. This rare collector's item captivates with its powerful, archaic design language and the characteristic geometric tribal motifs of the Hotamış region. The textile artwork features large-scale, stylized tree motifs (trees of life) as well as traditional protective and tribal symbols (such as the woven "H" motifs), rendered in high-contrast, deep natural dyes like indigo blue, madder red, and warm earth tones. Despite its age, the fragment is in remarkably good, authentic condition and has preserved a wonderful, historical aura. The strongly structured weave is ideally suited as a sophisticated wall hanging (textile art object) or as a characterful accent in high-end interiors. A rare document of Anatolian weaving tradition for connoisseurs and specialists. Condition: Good (authentic collector's condition, excellent color preservation for its age). Dimensions (Metric): 175 x 88 cm.