4 x 7 - Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug - 52391

52391 Vintage TurkishOushak Rug with Jacobean Style and Tribal Design 03'06 x 07'00 From EsmailiRugs Collection. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug featuresbrilliant color and tribal style. Three hexagonal protection amulets with dashmarks grace the abrashed red backdrop surrounded by a fish-bone outline and anivory ziggurat from either end. It is enclosed with a primary tribal sainakborder composed of star amulets, hands-on-hips and ram's horn motifs with ablack outlined lattice. The main border is flanked with an inner meander borderand outer running water guard band. The classic Elibelinde motif, also known asthe hands on hips or goddess motif, is thought to represent motherhood andfertility while rams horns represent masculinity and power. Steeped inAnatolian history and culture, this evocative vintage Oushak runners richsymbolism, well-harmonized colors, and bold design combine to create a trulywonderful pie