Guide to Bergama Rugs & Carpets
First time published in Oriental
Rug Notes. This short extract of the original
article is republished by courtesy of the author J. Barry
O'Connell.
Bergama, Bergamo, Pergamum are all names for modern day
Bergama a city near the Aegean sea in Northwest Turkey.
Bergama
which is a district of Izmir, is situated on the north side of the plateau
which the Bakırçay flows, on the ridge of a peak which is 300 meters
height. It is 25-35 kilometers further than the Agean sea and The Çandarlı
Bay. It’s today’s name com es from its ancient name ‘’Pergamon’’.
It was an important center due to its wonderful monuments
of the First Age, its strategic position of the Medival Age besides it was
a center of a big Kingdom, Karesioğulları and lastly Ottoman Empire.
Bergama
rugs traditionally have dyed wefts. usually red, and long silky pile. Size
made are from mats up to about 4 meters. The rugs tend to be nearly
square. Bergama rugs can be rather formal showing workshop influences or
they can show strong tribal influences.
The Yagcibedir tribe lives in the Bergama area and makes
distinctive tribal rugs.
Read more
at Oriental Rug Notes.
Bergama rugs at Jozan Educational
Gallery.
