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Caucasus, Dahgestan

Prayer Carpet, 19th century

Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique know as "Turkish" (Ghiordes) knots; main warp fringe
160.3 x 124.7 cm (63 x 49 1/8 in.)
Gift of Minnie L. Patterson, 1950.1491




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