floor felt; textile; Keçe

Rectangular cream floor felt ('Keçe') with pink, orange, green and purple decoration on one side. The whole textile is edged with a black, tabby woven, cotton (?) textile. The decoration consists of a centre panel surrounded by 2 borders. The panel is decorated with 3 eight-pointed stars, surrounded by small coloured circles. A quarter circle motif is situated in each of the corners. The borders are framed and separated by coloured lines. The inner one consists of an undulating, floral band. The outer one consists of a multiple zigzag. The outermost frame is decorated with petal motifs.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1984.42
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 78.2677 x 54.252 in.; 1988 x 1378 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); cotton (textile); dye
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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