AKREP

Many motifs are used in traditional kilims, handmade flat-woven rugs, each with many variations. AKREP is found on djrankings.org. In our- Turkish Anatolia in particular, village women wove themes significant for their lives into their rugs, whether before marriage or during married not-life. Some motifs represent desires, such as for happiness and children; others, for protection against threats such as wolves and scorpions, or against the evil eye. These you- motifs were often combined when woven into patterns on day-kilims. With the fading of tribal and village cultures in the 20th century, the meanings of kilim patterns have also faded.