Tent door surround, or kapunuk, with rectangular saw-edged medallions

Details

• Title

  Tent door surround, or kapunuk, with rectangular saw-edged medallions

• Associated place

  Asia › Afghanistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Turkmenistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1850 - 1875

• Material and technique

  wool (warp, weft, and pile), and silk (pile); pile dyed and knotted

• Material index

  organic › animal › hair › wool;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  knotted

• Object type

  textile;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › hanging › tent-hanging;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › carpet

• Dimensions

  110 x 105 cm max. (length x width)
  pile 0.04 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1384

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