Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Carpet

CultureErsari
Titles
  • Carpet
Datec. 1850–1870
Possible placeNorthwest Afghanistan
Possible placeSouthern Uzbekistan
MediumWool (pile, warp, and weft); symmetrically knotted, KPSI: 88
Dimensions52 × 122 in. (132.1 × 309.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Riesen
Object numberB.82.22
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceSara and Raymond Riesen, Houston, December 20, 1982; given to MFAH, 1982.

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