WHEN I FIRST CAME ACROSS THIS CURIOUS SMALLER RUG I THOUGHT, I WAS A BIT INTRIGUED BY THE VERY THIN GUARD STRIPES WHICH ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MADE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OTHER THAN JUST A RUG.
FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DONE AND BELIEVE IT TO BE A TENT DOOR PANEL AS OPPOSED TO A KAPUNUK-THE SURROUND OF A DOOR.
I FOUND A VERY SIMILAR ONE IN A PUBLICATION AND THE H-DESIGN IN THE GULS. LAST IMAGES.
WOULD LOOK GREAT HUNG ON A WALL AS A DISPLAY PIECE. INTERESTING ETHNOGRAPHIC PIECE OF ART. NOT PRICED AT OUTRAGEOUS MONEY EITHER.
ALL OVER LOW PILE,COUPLE OF TINY HOLES. ONE EDGE HAD WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CREASE KINK REPAIR,ALL IMAGED FRONT AND BACK. VERY TIGHT REBOUND SIDE CORDS AND ENDS SECURED.
SIZE IS 4 FOOT 11 INCHES BY 3 FOOT 6 INCHES. 150CM X 107CM. AT WIDEST POINTS. ALL WOOL CONSTRUCTION.
U.K POST £16.
TAK 130.
CONSTANTLY SOURCING UNUSUAL QUALITY TRIBAL RUGS & CARPETS AT TRADE PRICES BY COMPARISON.
...Internal Reference: TAK 130
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1218793
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 150cm (59.1inches)
Width is 107cm (42.1inches)
Depth is 0.5cm (0.2inches)
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