floor felt; textile; Keçe

Rectangular double-faced floor felt ('Keçe'). On both sides of the textile is a light brown centre panel is surrounded by a darker brown border. On one side the centre panel is overlaid by a grid pattern in red and black. A different number of dots or marks is contained within each of the diamonds. The other side is overlaid with a pattern of red and black chevrons starting from each side. The ones on the longer sides are divided by a central black and red line. These are surrounded by a border of red and black lines.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1983.41
Date
c.1945
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 58.3465 x 39.2126 in.; 1482 x 996 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); dye
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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