rug
- Museum number
- Eu1998,03.27
- Description
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A floor cover / rug, a 'pres', with brightly coloured bands. Thin blue hemp warp; tabby woven. Thick coloured hemp bands [brown framed by dark blue bands alternating with pink framed by green bands] alternating with thinner bands [pink/green/blue framed by white bands]. Warp ends turned and hand stitched.
- Production date
- 1948 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 162 centimetres
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Width: 74 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Text from Eth Doc 605: 'Donated and made by Elena Bocancea. 'Pres' (carpet) made of hemp ('cînepă'). In fact when made (and when Elena Bocancea was unmarried) this was only used on beds or walls; floors were bare earth. Only circa 30 years ago they started putting carpets on the floor, and putting down floorboards. The cînepa was grown and processed at home. She didn't grow cînepa once married; it is a difficult process. Times change; things are easier now. Elena Bocancea kept some lengths of 'pres' (again a longer length from which this cut) as a souvenir since they are no longer made. Circa 50 years old.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1998
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1998,03.27
