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Tent pole bag: T.49-1942

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Brown wool warp. Red and blue wool weft. Wool pile. Symmetric knot.
Woven to shape with triangular flat weave panels between knotted areas.
Sides oversewn with red and blue wool, "barber pole" stripes. Knotted design of bands of serrated leaves, polychrome.

Legal notes

Given by Major R.G. and Colonel T.G. Gayer-Anderson

Measurements and weight

Length: 28.25 in
Width: 21.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-09-30) by Gayer-Anderson, R.G. Major and Gayer-Anderson, T.G. Colonel

Dating

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

Note

Yomut tribe

School or Style

Turkoman

Components of the work

Pile composed of wool
Warp composed of wool
Weft composed of wool

Techniques used in production

Woven

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.49-1942
Primary reference Number: 186246
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 1 March 2012 Updated: Tuesday 23 May 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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