floor felt; textile; Keçe

Rectangular double-faced floor felt ('Keçe'). On both sides of the textile a cream centre panel is surrounded by a darker brown border. The overlaid decoration is red, blue, and black. On one side the centre panel is overlaid with 2 cruciform motifs. They are surrounded by swirl patterns. This is framed by an evolute spiral band between doubled lines. The other side is overlaid with a lattice pattern. Each of the diamond shapes is filled with curvilinear and circular motifs. This is framed by an evolute spiral band between doubled lines.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1983.40
Date
c.1940
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 61.2992 x 38.1102 in.; 1557 x 968 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); dye
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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