A specialist in kilims since the early 1970s, the TRIFF gallery has largely contributed to making these weavings known in France and Europe. Since its creation, the gallery has always favored the criteria of quality, authenticity, aesthetics and originality for the choice of its kilims.
This rug joyfully breaks away from established codes. Shapes cross, brush past one another, and respond to each other, suggesting more than they reveal. A contemporary creation — free-spirited and gently impertinent.
Used as a wedding cloth symbolizing a passage.These large suzanis, known as door curtains, were once hung at the entrance to houses in Uzbekistan. They served as curtains, protection from dust and sunlight, and also as decorations to welcome visitors.
Like many Central Asian textiles, they were part of a bride's trousseau. Hand-embroidered by several women in the family, they accompanied the start of a new life and symbolized protection, prosperity, and fertility.
The large central space corresponds to the opening of the door, while the sunburst rosettes and plant scrolls surrounding it evoke vitality and abundance. More than just a textile, these suzanis were a way of embellishing everyday life and transforming the threshold of the home into a veritable work of art.
Kilim end of 19th century, from Malatya, center-east of Turkey - Weaved in two parts
The kilims from this area are very fine and the pattern is very precise. Motifs of that one are both weaved and embroided. In the middle they are differents between the 2 parts and the bright white has been obtained with cotton.