Carpet

Accession Number
1955/1.181

Title
Carpet

Artist(s)
Moroccan

Artist Nationality
Moroccan

Object Creation Date
early 19th century

Medium & Support
wool textile

Dimensions
246 in x 81 in (624.8 cm x 205.7 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Label copy
If from the Hamaden region, this rug is very traditional in its iconography. It includes a very crude Herati pattern, a motif common to rugs from this area of Persia. The Miribotha, found in the central border, is characteristic of Oriental carpets, although it is usually more pear shaped. The inclusion of human figures occurs in Persian rugs (as opposed to rugs from other countries such as Turkey, where it is against the religion to portray human or animal figures in the rugs.) From other examples, however, these figures are usually included in the main design, and not in such a scattered fashion as they are here. They appear here as an afterthought by the craftsman.

Primary Object Classification
Textile

Primary Object Type
rug

Collection Area
African

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Keywords
carpets
morocco (leather)
textiles (visual works)
wool
wool (hair material)

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