Yürük rug

Yürük rug

A Yürük rug is a traditional tribal rug woven in Anatolia. Some believe that this term has been used too generally in describing rugs from this part of the world, for example, in the cases of some Kurdish rugs.

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* [http://www.ne-rugsociety.org/gallery/collectors-eye/catalogue-13.htm NERS Catalogue 13]


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