MAKRI
Synonym.—Megri.
Why So Named.—After the Gulf of Makri.
Where Made.—On the islands in the Gulf of Makri and in the towns along its coast.
Knot.—Always the Ghiordes. Number vertically four to eight; number horizontally four to eight; number to the square inch sixteen to sixty-four.
Weave.—Quite similar to that of the Meles, but a trifle coarser.
Warp.—White or gray wool.
Woof.—White or gray wool.
Nap.—Of long wool, usually from 3/8 to 3/4 of an inch long.
Sides.—Usually finished with a three or four corded selvage.
Ends.—A wide web through which generally run blue and red stripes with or without a knotted mesh and loose warp ends.
Borders.—Usually three stripes, the designs of which are, as a rule, less floral in character than are those of the Meles.
Prevailing Colors.—Quite similar to those employed in the Meles, especially the yellows, reds, blues and plum color. Unlike the Meles, they usually carry green.
Designs.—A sort of a mixture of the Meles and Caucasian designs. The field is most frequently composed of two or three panels which very much resemble those of cathedral windows.
Sizes.—From three and a half to four and a half feet wide by five to seven feet long.
Prices.—As they are seldom found in the market it is difficult to place any stated value on them.
Remarks.—One of the rarest rugs in existence.
THE EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED
The weave, the tawny yellow and the motives in the right hand panel are typically Meles; the motives in the left hand panel are more like those found in the Bergama products; and the cross panel at the upper end of the field is a Kulah or Ghiordes feature. The wide web at either end with the varicolored stripes is a feature quite foreign to the Anatolian products.