Carpet
ca. 1873 (made)
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Khotan carpet is of a yellowish tone with flower patterns in the middle of the carpet. On the sides of the carpet there are interlocking patterns of a combination of shades such as blue, yellow and plum which match those of the flowers.
Object details
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| Brief description | Carpet, made in Hetian (Khotan), from Shache (Yarkand), China, ca. 1873 |
| Physical description | Khotan carpet is of a yellowish tone with flower patterns in the middle of the carpet. On the sides of the carpet there are interlocking patterns of a combination of shades such as blue, yellow and plum which match those of the flowers. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Part of an ethnological collection acquired by Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth from Yarkand (Shache in Chinese) in 1873-4. |
| Other number | 12,963 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0748IS |
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| Record created | August 24, 2006 |
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