"Kilims of Hakkari
Long ago kilim weaving was a purely domestic handicraft practised in the remote mountain villages of Hakkari in southeastern Turkey.
Kilims were not only functional textiles used as bedspreads in cold weather, but also showpieces illustrating the weaving skills of young girls who made them for their trousseaus. A girl who did not know how to spin and weave intricately patterned kilims had little hope of finding a husband, so as soon as they were old enough to hold a shuttle girl children were seated beside their mothers at the loom and taught these age-old skills."
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