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.
SMYRNA
Why So Named.—Because they are marketed at Smyrna. Smyrna itself is not a centre of rug weaving, but these rugs come from the towns of the western provinces of Turkey in Asia, namely, Aidin and Brousa.
MAKRI RUG
Size 3'11" x 5'10"
PROPERTY OF MR. J. H. STANTON, AUBURN, N.Y.
Knot.—Ghiordes. Number vertically four to eight; number horizontally four to ten; number to square inch sixteen to eighty.
Warp.—Coarse wool.
Woof.—Coarse wool, generally dyed.
Nap.—Loosely woven.