Woman on Lion in Corner (Nigel Selection)
Miami University Art Museum - 2007-09-07
Gallery13 - 0000-00-00
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College - 2017-05-26
Denison Museum, - 2008-02-15
| ID# 796 | Date: 1980s Denison | -:- | Size 74 x 114 inches
(188 X290 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 12 h X 16 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Ali Kwaja, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| This red, gold, and blue large short pile rug contains interesting intricate designs of animals (lions, leopards, snakes, horses, camels, and other animals) and human figures interacting.
Some of the interactions include: figures riding horses, large snakes constricting leopards, ladies sitting with sheep/goats, hoofed animals being attacked by mean looking smaller animals, and various birds, camels, and four-legged animals standing alone. Small images of helicopters and trucks are hidden throughout the composition. The border is made up of over a dozen smaller guard stripes and designs. |
| Wool: Fine, short | Sheen: Shiny, velvety | Handle: Very floppy | Selvedge: Navy blue overcast wool |
| Fringe: Naturally colored plain weave wool | Pile: 2mm | Warp: 2S very finely woven naturally colored wool | Weft: Black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Full warp depression | |||
