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Khotan

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5’9″ x 11’2″ Khotan; Early 20th Century, Central Asia

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East Anatolian divan cover

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2’9″x6’4″ East Anatolian divan cover

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Yomud Asmalyk

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2’8″x3’11” Yomud Asmalyk; c. 1875, Turkmenistan An asmalyk is a trapping used to decorate the flanks of a camel in a wedding processional. They are typically made in pairs, hung…

Central Asian, Esoterica, Nomadic

Jerusalem Prayer Rug

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2’3″x2’11” Jerusalem Prayer Rug, c. 1920 A unique pictorial rug, likely produced by the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Chinese Dragon Rug

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4’1″x5’8″ Chinese Dragon Rug; c. 1900, Mainland China Based on an earlier Ming carpet design, this early-20th century rug exhibits the classical dragon motif on a green field.

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East Anatolian Kurdish Rug

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3’5″ x 5’7″ East Anatolian Kurdish Rug, 19th century The origin of design in rugs is fascinating. The most distinctive feature of this tribal weaving is the Bellini “re entrant”…

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Jaff Kurd Khorjin Bag

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1’10″x1’7″ Jaf Kurd Khorjin bag; late 19th century. The Jaff are a tribe of Kurds in Northwest Persia and Eastern Iraq. Khorjin is the Persian word for saddlebag. The flatwoven…

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Navajo saddle blanket

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2’9″x2’9″ Navajo saddle blanket; c. 1930, American Southwest

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Shahshavan horse cover

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5’x5’3” Shahshavan horse cover; c. 1900, Northwest Iran The Shahshavan (meaning those who love the King) is a group of Turkic-speaking tribes that inhabit Northwest Persia (Iran). The design in…

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Baluch Khorjin Bird Bags

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1’9”x4’1” Baluch Khorjin joined Bird Bags, early 20th cent., W. Afghanistan/NE Persia; with original horse hair ties intact

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