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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.164
Title
Rug, Tent Doorway Cover (Ensi)
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Afghanistan
Culture
Afghan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216064

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool
Technique
Woven, mixed technique
Dimensions
207 x 147 cm (81 1/2 x 57 7/8 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
1977.164
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Typical Ersari Ensi (tent door hanging) with cruciform design divided the pile area into quadrants; 4 trefoils in each of these quadrants. Alem end is tapestry woven, striped. Probably southern Ersari.

Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed mixture of brown and white wool (coarse and hairy); one level. Weft (between knots): 1 Z spun undyed brown wool warn; 2 yarns per shoot. Weft (at alem/bottom end/tapestry weave): 2 Z spun S plied wool (same as pile yarn) in red, green, blue, undyed brown and undyed white. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: dark blue, light blue, red, yellow, brown, white and dark green. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 40. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 25. Both selvedges: wide, flat, 4 bundles of 2 warps each wrapped in what appears to be 2 Z spun S plied brown goat hair. Top end: 5 1/2 cm. tapestry weave with top two cm. folded over and stitched. Bottom end (alem): 17 cm. tapestry weave, stripped, with colored stripes.

Verification Level

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