yellow ground; single red checked dragon at center surrounded by multicolored clouds; one flaming jewel; colors - red, orange, navy, light blue, maroon. 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
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
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
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 81.28 centimeters and width 55.88 centimeters