Bag Face
late 19th century-early 20th century (made)
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Bag face of knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp.
WARP: white wool; NB: there is a marked difference in appearance between the warp at the lower and upper edges - the lower has unravelled badly; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (66 per dm).
WEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (64 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: dark red, red, dark green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 128 knots per sq. inch (2112 knots per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Left: 2 cords oversewn in purple wool. Right: 1 cord oversewn - incomplete.
END FINISH: Lower: missing. Upper: maximum 2.5 cm. plain weave with cream weft.
DESIGN: field: rectangle divided horizontally into two halves by narrow band. Diagonal zigzag bands in both halves slope to meet at the right-hand side. Main border: interlocking, arch-shaped motifs. Inner and outer borders: coloured blocks alternating with black and white squares.
WARP: white wool; NB: there is a marked difference in appearance between the warp at the lower and upper edges - the lower has unravelled badly; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (66 per dm).
WEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (64 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: dark red, red, dark green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 128 knots per sq. inch (2112 knots per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Left: 2 cords oversewn in purple wool. Right: 1 cord oversewn - incomplete.
END FINISH: Lower: missing. Upper: maximum 2.5 cm. plain weave with cream weft.
DESIGN: field: rectangle divided horizontally into two halves by narrow band. Diagonal zigzag bands in both halves slope to meet at the right-hand side. Main border: interlocking, arch-shaped motifs. Inner and outer borders: coloured blocks alternating with black and white squares.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp |
| Brief description | Bag face of knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp, Central Asia, late 19th century-early 20th century |
| Physical description | Bag face of knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp. WARP: white wool; NB: there is a marked difference in appearance between the warp at the lower and upper edges - the lower has unravelled badly; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (66 per dm). WEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (64 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: dark red, red, dark green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 128 knots per sq. inch (2112 knots per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: Left: 2 cords oversewn in purple wool. Right: 1 cord oversewn - incomplete. END FINISH: Lower: missing. Upper: maximum 2.5 cm. plain weave with cream weft. DESIGN: field: rectangle divided horizontally into two halves by narrow band. Diagonal zigzag bands in both halves slope to meet at the right-hand side. Main border: interlocking, arch-shaped motifs. Inner and outer borders: coloured blocks alternating with black and white squares. |
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| Production | cf: Elena Tzareva (1984) ill. 62, "Tekke aina Khatta, late 19th century," NB borders cf: Elena Tzareva (1984) [Plate 81] ident. of a "Yomud aina Khatta, early 19th century". S The Anglo Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington, Purchased for £-/5/-d. "Piece of carpet; Turcoman; Yomud" For comment see Circ. 1-1934 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.4-1934 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2008 |
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