Collection place: Madaba, Jordan (ancient place) / Maker or artist: Christian family in Madaba, Jordan - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23783, described as Rug, mafrash. Predominantly brown with some white and beige. Center portion has three diamonds which expand, alternating triangles and plain bands. Pattern called margoum. Commercial dye used, s-ply. Weft-faced. 5 and 6 EPI. Colors, natural. Yarns thick. Patterns traditional. These are cruder evolution of rugs from earlier times. Made on floor loom with pit for treadles. Warp extends back from beam over loom and down wall. He fills in each triangle as he goes, beating with a heavy metal beater. Crude extra heading.