Shahmaran Kilim Rug

Origin: Shahmaran Kilim Rug , Sah Maran Kilim Rug , Sah Meran Kilim Rug , Sahmaran Kilim Rug , Sahmeran Kilim Rug , Basilisk Kilim Rug, Pictorial Kilim Rug , Tribal Vintage Shahmaran Kelim Age: About 50  Years Old  Material: Wool (Organic Hand Spun Lamb's Wool) & Cocoon Silk Size:170,5cm X 107cm Size:67''and a quarter X 42''and a quarter Design: Shahmaran, Basilisk, Birds, Love, Steps, Nomadic Tents, Friendship, etc Type of Hand Work: Hand Woven This pictorial very specially hand woven Tribal Kilim was made for dowry with a story. Shahmaran is usually depicted as a very wise woman who has the features of a woman above her waist and those of a snake below her waist. She is known as the Queen of Snakes and when she dies, her spirit passes to her daughter. Shahmaran is believed to have lived in the Mediterranean Turkish town of Tarsus, and if you visit there, she is certainly in evidence in the art of the village. The legend tells that she was in love with a normal man called