rug
- Museum number
- As1996,22.63
- Description
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Floor rug; made of felted wool; rectangle of brown felt with three burgundy diamonds on white background with four red diamonds with green or red centres inside at centre.
- Production date
- October 1996
- Dimensions
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Length: 174 centimetres
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Width: 98 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Design is derived from Indian game of "pachisi", although this does not now appear to be played locally. The popular traditional game, still widely played, is known as "straight line" (duzzim) or "Turkmen chess" and is a variety of Morris-board.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1996
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- As1996,22.63