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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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