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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.171
Title
Beshir Carpet
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Northern Afghanistan
Culture
Afghan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/213286

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sheep or goat hair
Technique
Woven with pile
Dimensions
300 x 118 cm (118 1/8 x 46 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Gowing, Harborne W. Stuart, Peggy Coolidge, and the Estate of W.I. Stuart In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby Stuart, Jr.
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.171
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Beshir (w ersari) Compartments with 8 petal flowers in diamond shaped lozenge.

Warp: 2 Z spun S plied light brown, white and dark brown sheep or goat hair. Weft I: sheep or goat hair. brown, white, dark brown. 2 shoots, some 3 = 2 parallel plus 1. Pile: wool. 2 Z spun plied S. Red, undyed white, undyed brown, blue cabrashe, dark and light, blue, green yellow. Edges: flat selvedge, 3 bundles of 2 wrapped in coarse dark brown goat hair.

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