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Turkmen (Bokhara) or Persian (Yazd)
19th–20th century
Object Place: Persia

Medium/Technique Plain weave silk; Ikat warp
Dimensions 115 x 189 cm (45 1/4 x 74 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of High School Scholarship Classes of Fine Arts
Accession Number59.986
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTabby-woven silk, showing red wefts and tie-dyed warps. Cloud-like lozenges of neutral purple, blue, yellow-green and white, on purplish pink ground. Wide borders, those along sides show warp-stripe pattern in each of the secondary colors. Ends cut and frayed. Green braided loops at each of two corners. Original loops.