rug;
religious/ritual equipment;
prayer-mat
- Museum number
- As2001,07.25
- Description
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A floor-cover / rug, or prayer-mat; rectangular in shape. Made from wool felt with beige, pink, turquoise, orange and brown patterning on a mid-brown 'ground'. The central design is said by the vendor to be called 'snake'. Plain on reverse. Unused.
- Production date
- 2001 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 147 centimetres
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Width: 89 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- 'A Quest for Contemporary Felts in Anatolia', text written by the vendor, gives details of felt production and use. See Curator's Comments for entry As2001,07.1. According to the collector the central motif is a 'snake' design.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2001
- Acquisition notes
- This commissioned collection was made on behalf of the Museum at eight felt-making centres across Turkey during the summer of 2001. (This particular piece was not commissioned.)
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- As2001,07.25
