Medium:

Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Wool, animal hair

Size:

95 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (243.21 x 7.92 cm) (without fringe)9 in. (22.86 cm) (fringe)1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm) (object part, wrapped tassels)

Creation Place:

Syria, Hama, Hama area

Culture:

Syria, Hama

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

red and black with long, braided fringe both ends, ending with dyed wool and animal hair-wrapped tassels; heavy; coarse; woven in twill patterns; warp faced; Hepworth #193 sewn near one end

Credit:

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

Accession Number:

2005.136.56

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

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95 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (243.21 x 7.92 cm) (without fringe)9 in. (22.86 cm) (fringe)1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm) (object part, wrapped tassels)