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rug

human history
  • Description

    rug, Ghiordes knot, beautiful soft blue colouring, 76 mm cotton woven webs at each end, striped soft "blanket wool" warp, diagonal stripes in five borders which is characteristic of Afshari weave. Shield- like pears in main field, irregular pears in main border. Neat carefully made carpet, but a tendency to pucker due to uneven tensions in the weave.

  • Place
    Shiraz/Iran
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    T307 (textile)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

rug, T307, digital, 25 Mar 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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  • rug, T307, digital, 25 Mar 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
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  • rug, T307, digital, 25 Mar 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
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