Rug

Museum number:
9-22186
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Alternate number:
BY.R-18 and R-18 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
orange ground with 2 blue dragons and white crane in center holding flowers in beak, 4 flaming jewels, 4 clouds, 'meru' mountains, 1 on each end. 4 on each side. bordered with multicolored waves, clouds and mountains. colors - red, pink, blue, maroon, green. 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:
width 93 centimeters and length 189 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22186, described as orange ground with 2 blue dragons and white crane in center holding flowers in beak, 4 flaming jewels, 4 clouds, 'meru' mountains, 1 on each end. 4 on each side. bordered with multicolored waves, clouds and mountains. colors - red, pink, blue, maroon, green. hand knotted and sheared.

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