Artist
Faig AhmedAzerbaijan, born 1982
CultureAzerbaijani
Titles
- Dragons of Karabakh
Date2021
MediumCotton warp and weft, wool pile; symmetrical knot
DimensionsOverall (laying flat): 183 × 127 1/2 in. (464.8 × 323.9 cm)
Other (approximate space where textile is in contact with the wall ): 100 × 58 in. (254 × 147.3 cm)
Other (velcro portion of textile in contact with the wall): 46 × 56 in. (116.8 × 142.2 cm)
Other (textile on floor): 127 1/2 × 83 in. (323.9 × 210.8 cm)
Other (approximate space where textile is in contact with the wall ): 100 × 58 in. (254 × 147.3 cm)
Other (velcro portion of textile in contact with the wall): 46 × 56 in. (116.8 × 142.2 cm)
Other (textile on floor): 127 1/2 × 83 in. (323.9 × 210.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2023.109
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
114 Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
17th century
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted pile
B.60.94
Unknown Central Asian
c. 1700
Wool (pile, warp, and weft); symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 56
B.60.47
Unknown Indian
c. 1920–1930
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted open to the right, KPSI: 154
B.75.54
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
early 20th century
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted, KPSI: 208
B.75.53
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
mid- 19th–late 19th century
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted, KPSI: 224
B.69.535
Unknown Transcaucasian
19th century
Wool (pile and weft) on cotton warp; symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 80
B.76.241
Unknown Transcaucasian
19th century
Wool (pile and weft) on cotton warp; symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 72
B.76.240
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
c. 1850–1875
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted open to the left, KSPI: 266
B.75.48
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
c. 1910–1920
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted open to the left, KSPI: 266
B.70.19
Unknown Transcaucasian
19th century
Wool (pile and weft) on cotton warp; symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 80
B.54.33
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
early 20th century
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 99
B.79.261
Unknown
c.1920
Wool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 156
B.79.263