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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.162
Title
Tekke Bag Face
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Turkmenistan
Culture
Turkmen
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214303

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool
Dimensions
41.91 x 103 cm (16 1/2 x 40 9/16 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
1977
Object Number
1977.162
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Torba face (bag face).

Warp: 2 tightly Z spun S plied undyed ivory and yellow wool; where stripped, looser spin and twist; one level. Weft: 1 ply Z spun wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: wool, clipped short. Pile colors: dark mahogany red, light orange, magenta, very dark indigo, medium indigo, undyed white, undyed brown. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. 116 knots per vertical decimeter. 62 knots per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: bundle of 4 warps, wrapped (damaged and replaced). Top end: double jufti knots forming tassels, which are clipped; 1/2 cm. red tapestry weaved woven over 2 wefts, 1/2 white tapestry weave with paired wefts, stripped. Bottom: same as top, minus jufti knots and tassels.

Verification Level

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