orange ground with 2 blue dragons and a white crane (center) holding flowers in beak. 4 flaming jewels, 4 clouds and "meru" mountain top at each end. bordered with a repeat pattern of blue and green clouds and on outer border (multicolored) of waves. rug is red, blue, white, green, navy, pink, and mauve. 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
Collection date:
19th-20th century
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 98 centimeters and length 169 centimeters
Comment:
Rug was cursorily vacuumed (carefully). Some sand was released. Still needs cleaning. J. Goodrich.