long piece of woven cloth, dyed brick red and stamped with navy blue "X"s in white circles with red centers. pattern alternated 3-2-3-2 throughout the length of the piece.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
household - perhaps to pad a bench or chair (see photo reference)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 24.13 centimeters and length 1724.663 centimeters