These extremely attractive rugs are made in the Sindirgi are of northwest Anatolia, where they are woven in the tranditional manner on a woollen foundation in good quality, close-cropped wool, Yagcibedir designs are invariably based on an elongted hexagonal 'skeletal' medallion, with stepped edges at either end, decorated with combinationsd of stars, large stylized birds or geometrically abstracted leaf and plant forms.The colours are usually madder red and deep rose set against a dark bşue field,but occasionally bue or brown motifs may be found in conjunction with a white field.Some items, particullarly runners, are composed in an allover arrangement of stylized vegetal forms, and in recent years a number of attractive items have been produced in traditional Causcasian colours and designs.