Hey mrs Sun! Where have you been?
Kilims tell the stories of people we don’t even know existed, going back hundreds and thousands of years ago.
They carry the vibes, fears, joys, dreams of these people. An ancient woven code dating as far back as 8000 BCE.
The meaning of the word kilim is unknown today, but it basically applies to woven carpets produced across a vast region, from the Balkans to Central Asia. Weaving was actually quite a common craft in ancient times. What’s wild is that, even when made in distant places, they share the same symbols—as if they belonged to a shared ancestral visual language.
Take the six-pointed star, known as the yildiz star or “Seal of Solomon.” Symbolizing guidance and prosperity, its radiant presence is believed to bring true happiness into the household and illuminate the path to it.
You can find it in Anatolian rugs, across the Mediterranean, in Sardinia, and even in Native American textiles. Its origins go back long before king Solomon: in mother goddess statues, it symbolized the womb, fertility, the creative force.
Funny enough in Persian tales, the Sun itself is feminine: khanu khorshid, “Lady Sun.”
So if you connect the dots, way before monotheistic patriarchal religions turned “the creator” into an old dude with a beard in the sky… the divine was imagined as female—closely tied to life-giving power.
Basically a Sun goddess.
That blows my mind every time.
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