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Prayer rug, Melez type. The field of the prayer niche is red brown. Simple, pointed arch, with an ivory field above. Four border stripes with backgrounds of different shades of brown and tan. The main stripe is a pattern of disconnected conventionalized rosettes. Ends, both have a red brown web, and one has a long knotted fringe, the other a short fringe. Side's finished with a double selevedge of brown wool. Warp, camel's hair? Woof-Wool. Ghiordes knot.

Date
19th century
In our collection
since April the 14th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
68 x 42 in. (172.72 x 106.7 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Wool, camel's hair(?)
Price
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Composition
atium49%
oxygen37%
copper14%