Field red, with brown, blue, green, orange, yellow and white. Four rows of 10 "guls", border patterns include highly stylised trees, secondary "guls" and boteh (?)
Warp and weft: undyed light brown. Persian (asymmetric) knot. Sides: four rows brown overcasting.
Top: flat weave, turned over, with red and brown decorative stitching.
Lower edge: flat weave with rectangular pattern of decorative stitching in green, blue, pink and orange.
Given by Mr. Arthur Li in memory of Ian Stephens
Length: 76 in
Width: 56.25 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1985-10-21) by Li, Arthur
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
1875
-
1925
Esari tribe
Accession number: T.41-1985
Primary reference Number: 185955
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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