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Prayer Dagestan rug

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1900-1940

GUSN

GUSN-197853

Description

Woven wool prayer Dagestan rug. The center panel contains a mihrab under lattice-work design. There are many borders surrounding the center panel. Each border contains a different geometric pattern or design. The edges are bound in a gray-tan color.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prayer rugs
wool (textile)
Dagestan
Rug, Prayer

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P058

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2/16 x 33 8/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.481

Places

Caucasus (Asia) [general region]

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