navy blue ground, 2 red speckled 5 toed dragons; phoenix in center. 2 flaming jewel, 2 clusters of clouds; mountains at each end; diagonally striped inner border at sides and geometric and floral outside borders. navy, maroon, red, orange, green, light blue, ecru, pink; hand knotted and sheared; cloth backing.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray and Estate of Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Phoenixes and Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 88.9 centimeters and length 167.64 centimeters