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Shag carpets

Scope note

Tufted carpets with relatively few tufts per inch, of exceptionally long pile which falls at random in all directions to form the surface. ARCCM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000193794

Broader Terms used

<rugs by technique>

Term used for

carpets, shag
shags

Equivalent Terms used

shag carpet

Created

12yrs ago

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