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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.70
Title
Carpet, Main carpet, unusually small
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
1860-1880
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Western Uzbekistan
Culture
Central Asian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214143

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool
Dimensions
172 x 104 cm (67 11/16 x 40 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Gowing in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr.
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.70
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Unusually small Tekke main carpet. Unlike other Tekke rugs, designed for the floor. Referred to in older literature as "Bokhara," or "Princess Bokhara."

Warp: 2 S plied Z spun, hard, tightly spun undyed white wool; one level. Weft: 1 ply Z spun; usually 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark blue, blue-green, white and probably undyed brown, and yellow. Knots: asymmetical, open to the right, and pulled strongly right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 50. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 46. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 4 warps wrapped in indigo blue wool. Both ends: stripped, but with pile alems still extant.

Verification Level

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