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MMI 1984:004 :: rug

Object description

warp? Weft? knots?

Two central rectangular fields with hexagonal figures in orange and white on a dark blue ground, flanked by red rectangular fields with dark blue zig-zag patterns, framed by a large edging with dark blue, red, yellow, orange and green geometrical patterns.

Data elements

Object, external - same as

EM:2008.03.0031

Source - http: kulturarvsdata.se

Inventory number

MMI 1984:004

Serie nummer

Previous ID

2008.03.0031

Object

Place - Findspot

Western Turkestan (Ersari?)

Material

Loan out - Current

0000.0006, Etnografiska museet

Acquisition

Gift from anonymous donator.

Description

warp? Weft? knots?

Two central rectangular fields with hexagonal figures in orange and white on a dark blue ground, flanked by red rectangular fields with dark blue zig-zag patterns, framed by a large edging with dark blue, red, yellow, orange and green geometrical patterns.

Time - Manufacturing, earliest

19th century AD

Comments

Probably used as a tent cover.

The rug is vacuum-cleaned, and surface dust was taken away with a soft bruch. It is rolled up on a paper stafetta, and wrapped into a cotton cover.

Flyttas till Etnografiska.

Length / Längd

Dimensions

L. 140 cm, W. 176 cm

Original register

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