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Although the basic design is a stylized female, this pattern
is known by various names in Anatolia. Some of which are gelin
kiz, cocuklu kiz, aman kiz, karadoseme,
seleser, kahkullu kiz, cengel, sarmal, cakmakli,
eger kasi, turna katari. It is the symbol of motherhood
and fertility.
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To observe the evolution of the motif we start with a
mother goddess statuette of 3000 B.C. found in Ahlatlibel
near Ankara. Here are different variations of this form
applied on weaving yields.
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When the same process applied to another mother goddess
statue also found in Ahlatlibel, it is observed that the
original form has gone through several changes yielding
the motifs illustrated below:
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The final form of the motif represented below, can be
traced on kilims from Cankiri, Adana, Kayseri, Antalya
and Nigde.
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Here are illustrations of various elibelinde motifs
found on Anatolia weaves:
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