Milas bag (283)

Milas bag from south west Anatolia (Turkey)

Age: circa 1890

Size: 1′.6″x1′.5″ (46×43 cm)

The light abrashed red ground bag displays a large green,ivory and aubergine giant flowerhead.Scattered about are small dots.The blue main border shows a procession of colorful floating S’s and is flanked by red and white ivory barber pole lines.The yellow and red selvedges are original.At the bottom end is a wide red plainweave band,while at the top is a slightly narrow plainweave in red and yellow.The colors are soft and mellow.The handle is leathery and the rug is in good condition.There is a small stain on bottom left red corner.