REF.: R23253

Nawmal flatweave

Price range:   €500,00 - €1.000,00
Description:   Nawmal flatweave
Dimensions:   L185xB175
Origin:   Turkey
Period:   1940-1990
Medium:   warp and weft: wool
Technique:   Flatweave

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The term nawmal is mainly used in Eastern Anatolia. It mainly refers to textiles, which have a wide variety of uses. In Western Anatolia, nawmal goes by another name: ortu, and in the Konya region: cirpi. They were woven until the middle of the 20th century. From 1950 onwards, production ceased and was replaced by machine production. Nawmal are essentially woollen blankets woven in narrow strips (kanat) 30 to 40 cm long and 15 to 20 metres long. The strips are then cut into 4 or 5 pieces before being joined together to form a wider blanket. These textiles have a variety of uses: • as partitions ('walls') in tents • as protective coverings for belongings and personal items in houses and tents • as insulation for walls or floors • as samples of the young women's skills in weaving and dyeing wools Although the word nawmal is used in Eastern Anatolia, it is striking how many terms are used to designate blankets in all their variety of u...

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