Authentic Turkish Şarköy wedding kilim — 150×101 cm — Used

Traditional Rhodope wedding carpet — Rare ethnographic textile

This wedding kilim is an exceptional textile piece, woven according to the traditions of the Turkic-speaking people of the Rhodope Mountains. Made of natural wool with vegetable dyes, it bears the names of the bride and groom, Çelik and Emine, engraved at its heart, along with a symbolic tree of life. An authentic ethnographic object that transcends its primary function to become a true work of folk art.

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Authentic wedding kilims, made for personal use.
In the centre, woven in white wool, one can read the two names: Çelik and Emine.
Çelik is a male given name, it means strong iron.
Emine means fidelity, loyalty.
With a tree of life in the center.
Natural plant-based dyes are used.

Probably Turkic-speaking populations from the Rhodope Mountains.
These populations do not even speak Bulgarian.

This kilim, as a popular ethnographic and artistic object, is best suited to being hung on the wall.
That was also its original use.