floor felt; textile; Keçe

Rectangular brown floor felt ('Keçe') with decoration on both sides. On the front of the textile the decoration consists of a centre panel surrounded by 2 borders (all on a black ground). The panel is divided into 3 squares surrounding a circle. The circle is ringed by a dotted band framed by borders ('guard stripes'). The squares are completed with comb-patterned edges and spiral-patterned corners, and framed in contrasting colour. The squares are separated by short bands, and overall framed with inward-pointing triangles. The inner border consists of a dotted band framed by red lines. The outer border consists of an inward-facing dentate band, framed in contrasting colours. On the reverse the decoration consists of a light-brown centre panel surrounded by a border. The panel is covered with coloured dots.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1983.38
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 76.1024 x 38.6614 in.; 1933 x 982 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); dye; wool (hair)
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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