Rug

Museum number:
9-22189
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Alternate number:
BY.R-06 and R-06 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
navy blue ground; 2 red speckled, 5 toed dragons; phoenix in center; 2 flaming jewels; 2 clusters of clouds; mountains at each end; diagonally striped inner boarder at each side, geometric and floral outer borders. navy, red, green, maroon, pink, orange, ecru. hand knotted, sheared, cloth backing.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Phoenixes and Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 88 centimeters and length 167 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22189, described as navy blue ground; 2 red speckled, 5 toed dragons; phoenix in center; 2 flaming jewels; 2 clusters of clouds; mountains at each end; diagonally striped inner boarder at each side, geometric and floral outer borders. navy, red, green, maroon, pink, orange, ecru. hand knotted, sheared, cloth backing.

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