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Tekke rug in light and dark red, blue and white with four columns of twelve guls interspaced with chemche. Center framed by three borders, one wide and two narrow. Elem at both ends in gapyrga design, trailing off to border of plain weave and ragged fringe. Side edges bound in blue wool.
rugs
wool (textile)
Tekke (Turkoman textile style)
Rug
TEKKE
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P005
FD406
Unknown
81 15/16 x 4/16 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.428
Turkestan (Asia) [general region]
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