Tånga
Carpet
1960 (made)
1960 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Carpet of tapestry-woven wool. Mainly woven in blue, brown and green wools on a woollen warp. The warp is twisted in a braided fringe at each end, and there is a blue repeating triangular motif on each side.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tånga |
| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven wool on a woollen warp |
| Brief description | Carpet 'Tånga' of tapestry-woven wool, designed by Barbro Nilsson, woven by the studio of Märta Måås Fjetterström, Sweden, 1960 |
| Physical description | Carpet of tapestry-woven wool. Mainly woven in blue, brown and green wools on a woollen warp. The warp is twisted in a braided fringe at each end, and there is a blue repeating triangular motif on each side. |
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| Object history | This rug was woven on demand by the studio of Märta Måås Fjetterström for the museum in 1959-1960. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.242-1960 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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