Rug

Museum number:
9-22182
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.R-01 and R-01 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
orange ground with confronting dragons of navy and light blue checks. opposing corners have multicolored phoenixes; alternate corners decorated with red peonies and one at center of lower edge. clouds along top and end borders. colors are; purple, blue, red, pink, green, yellow, light blue, navy blue, ecru.
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:
20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 171 centimeters and width 83 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22182, described as orange ground with confronting dragons of navy and light blue checks. opposing corners have multicolored phoenixes; alternate corners decorated with red peonies and one at center of lower edge. clouds along top and end borders. colors are; purple, blue, red, pink, green, yellow, light blue, navy blue, ecru.

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