CARPET COVERED PILLOWS OF AGRI REGION

Situated at the border of iran in the east anatolia, agri has been influenced from different cultures, since it places in the junction of antique silk road. one of the crafts, in which signs owned to this influence are seen, is carpet pillow. the material of agrı’s carpet pillow consists of wool and “gördes node” is used as weaving technique. there are 20-22x22- 25 nodes at every 10 cm² in the pillows in which red, brown, light brown, cream, pink, orange, yellow and grey are used as color. carpet pillows have been influenced from kars, caucasia, van and western iran regions nearby in terms of technique and composition. at the end of these interactions, motives changing their forms have gained characteristic features by changing into motives which are peculiar to the territory.