Rug

Museum number:
9-22190
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022190
Alternate number:
BY.R-17 and R-17 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
orange ground rug with 2 dragons facing each other head to tail. one is pale blue and one is navy blue; 5 flaming jewels distributed around dragons, bordered with multicolored waves (home of dragons) and mountains topped by clouds. colors include grey-green, tan, pink, red, light blue, navy blue, maroon and ecru. hand knotted and sheared.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons 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:
fringe— length 3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22190, described as orange ground rug with 2 dragons facing each other head to tail. one is pale blue and one is navy blue; 5 flaming jewels distributed around dragons, bordered with multicolored waves (home of dragons) and mountains topped by clouds. colors include grey-green, tan, pink, red, light blue, navy blue, maroon and ecru. hand knotted and sheared.

Tools