1977.165: Tent Doorway Cover (Ensi)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1977.165

Title

Tent Doorway Cover (Ensi)

Classification

Textile Arts

Work Type

rug

Places

Creation Place: Central Asia, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan

Culture

Turkmen

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/214706

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Cotton and wool

Technique

Woven with pile

Dimensions

187 x 153 cm (73 5/8 x 60 1/4 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 H. Stuart, Jr.

Accession Year

1977

Object Number

1977.165

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Typical Northern Ersari (or so-called Beshir) tent door cover, in standard 4 compartment design with large blossoms in each quadrant. Pile alem-like element at the bottom with motif continuing up sides.

Warp: 2 Z spun S plied undyed white cotton on one level. Wefts: 1 Z spun white or brown undyed wool; 2 parallel yarn pairs or 2 alternating yarn pairs per shoot. Pile: 2 or 3 Z spun S plied wool; yellow is 3 plies, other colors are 2 Pile colors: yellow, blue, pink, white, bright red, pink-red, dark blue, blue-green, bright yellow, white and brown (mildly corrosive in places). Knots: asymmetrical, open to the left. 35 knots per vertical decimeter. 30 knots per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges reconstructed. Top end: cut and bound with cloth tape (later addition). Bottom end: 5 mm. brown wefted tapestry weave.

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