Prayer rug, dyed, felt-like wool
A prayer rug is an article for everyday use, and not only in the mosque. It can also be rolled out anywhere else in the direction of Mecca when the time for prayer comes. This one was designed like traditional prayer rugs with a stylized oil lamp at the top of a mihrab-like niche. It also features the type of floral ornamentation with tulips and other flowers that became a favorite motif in Ottoman art from the 16th century.
The rug is made up of pieces of felt of different colors that were cut out and sewn into matching holes in the rug’s ground cloth. Rugs of this kind with bold, simple decorations were captured as war booty when the Turks besieged Vienna in 1683.
The rug is made up of pieces of felt of different colors that were cut out and sewn into matching holes in the rug’s ground cloth. Rugs of this kind with bold, simple decorations were captured as war booty when the Turks besieged Vienna in 1683.