Unusual One of a Kind Vintage Turkish Rug. Navy Blue, Red, Green Gray

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A vintage Central Anatolian rug with unusual border design. It is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. Good original condition. Note the beautiful color variations called as "abraj".

'Abrash coloration in rugs (pronounced ‘uh-brash’) is the differing color patterns, colorations, and various shades or hues within a rug. It is one of the most common and typical characteristics of a genuine oriental rug, and especially among older or 'nomadic' handmade rugs.

Authentic oriental rugs, by their very nature, have many variations because they are hand-made rather than machine-made and the yarn is hand-spun. This hand-made manufacture results in certain distinct and unique characteristics that set real oriental rugs apart from lesser reproductions.

With true abrash coloration, gradations can often be seen within one color or color field in the design, such as the blues, reds, browns or other colors. These variations may appear as bands or horizontal bars, but other shapes or sections of color variation are possible. Abrash coloration can vary from subtle shade differences to distinct or even bold variations in certain colors of the rug'.