Similar structure to T.18-1942.
Cruciform shape. Wool warp. Red wool weft. Wool pile. Assymetric knot. Some fringed and some oversewn edges.
Light blue ground with repeat pattern of geometric motifs in diagonal and alternating lines, one small figurative(?) motif. Inner border of small lozenges; main border of repeat diagonal stripes.
Originally attached by "strings" to T.18-1942.
Given by Major R.G. and Colonel T.G. Gayer-Anderson
Length: 32.75 in
Width: 24.5 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1942-09-30) by Gayer-Anderson, R.G. Major and Gayer-Anderson, T.G. Colonel
20th Century, Early
1900
-
1925
Qashqai tribe
Pile
composed of
wool
Warp
composed of
wool
Weft
composed of
wool
Accession number: T.19-1942
Primary reference Number: 186200
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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