VAN-HAKKARİ KİLİMLERİNDE YENİ BİR DESEN: AŞİRET KAVGASI

Van-Hakkari kilims are tribal kilims with dark colors and dense patterns that are known by local names. They are also woven in neighboring regions depending on where the tribes live. There are a large variety of motifs in kilims that are similiar to Iraqi and Iranian kilims. It is seen that many motifs such as wolf’s mouth, fertility, scorpion, hook, ram’s horn, hands on hips, hand, finger, comb, earring, bird, burdock and fetter are used. Tribal Conflict pattern is a new and original pattern that the weaver designed it extemporally based on the motifs used in the kilims of Van-Hakkari region during weaving. The exact same reproduction of a woven kilim can not be made again. Therefore, every kilim with Tribal Conflict pattern is uniqiue. In the pattern there are traditional motifs and forms like triangle and lozenge that are repeating. In addition, with the interpretation of the weaver, human and animal figures and flowers have been stylized and interspersed in the pattern. The motifs and colors used are very diverse and the pattern is generally dense and complex. Nine kilims with Tribal Conflict design were examined in the article. These kilims were woven in the kilim ateliers in Van as a part of a social responsibility project by Hisar Anatolian Support Society (HASS) between the years of 2010 and 2020. There are a large number of kilims with Tribal Conflict design in the inventory of the society. Among them, different ones in terms of composition, color and size were selected.