Felt Mat

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Title	Felt Mat
Artist	Artist Unknown (Afghanistan)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Surface Ornamentation | Wool, cotton; embroidery, appliqué

Size:

130 x 48 1/2 in. (330.2 x 123.2 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, Middle East, Afghanistan

Culture:

Asia, Middle East, Afghanistan

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Mark '786-', on back in white, untranslated

Physical Description:

cotton applique; embroidered and applique felt rug; applied braided fringe; finger looped(?) edge; red ground with four diamond patterns across central stripe, each diamond divided into four

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Richard L. Simmons in memory of Roberta G. Simmons

Accession Number:

95.116.5

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Felt Mat

Artist Unknown (Afghanistan)

20th century