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Field of deep red with motifs in cream, beige, brown. Overall pattern of diamond guls edged in white; wide Chodor-type border at ends. Wide borders at sides with hexagonal guls; narrower ones at ends. Checkered red and brown selveges. Plain brown tapestry- wovern skirts at ends with plain fringe.
Oriental rugs
goat hair
knotted pile
wool (textile)
fringe
tapestry (process)
güls
geometric patterns
checker pattern
lozenges
Chodor
Yomud
Wool
Hair
Turkoman
Yomud
Chodor
Checkered
Tapestry Weave
Diamond
Geometric
Fringe
Knotted Pile
Gul
RUG
Checkered
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
USSR; Turkestan
94 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.1015
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