Tent Bag: T.42-1985

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Tent Bag
chuval/juval

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Textiles

Description

Field red/brown, with bright red, blue, white, and yellow. Five rows of five 'Tekke guls' with four rows of secondary 'guls' between them. Skirt of highly stylised tree pattern.
Warp: undyed white. Weft: undyed brown. Persian (asymmetric) knot.
Sides double-overcast in red wool.
Top edge has inset repair: flat weave of red and blue stripes, turned over.
Lower edge: red flat weave, continuous with undyed flat weave back.

Legal notes

Given by Mr. Arthur Li, in memory of Ian Stephens

Measurements and weight

Height: 115.25 cm
Width: 68.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1985-10-21) by Li, Arthur

Dating

19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
1875 - 1925

Note

Tekke tribe

School or Style

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.42-1985
Primary reference Number: 186005
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 5 January 2012 Updated: Thursday 12 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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