Rug

Museum number:
9-22202
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Alternate number:
BY.R-15 and R-15 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
burnt orange ground. central motif is 2 confronting dragons in dark and light blue checkerboard (4 toed dragons). heads are navy blue with red, green and brown decorative elements. proper right lower corner and proper left upper corner decorated with multicolored phoenixes. proper right upper corner and proper left lower corner and center bottom decorated in red peonies. cloud motifs at each end and at top edge. short fringe on one end. no backing. loom woven then sheared.
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 84 centimeters and length 172 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22202, described as burnt orange ground. central motif is 2 confronting dragons in dark and light blue checkerboard (4 toed dragons). heads are navy blue with red, green and brown decorative elements. proper right lower corner and proper left upper corner decorated with multicolored phoenixes. proper right upper corner and proper left lower corner and center bottom decorated in red peonies. cloud motifs at each end and at top edge. short fringe on one end. no backing. loom woven then sheared.

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