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Hexagonal carpet, DAGHESTAN or SHIRWAN
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Hexagonal carpet, DAGHESTAN or SHIRWAN

anonymous · 1800 - 1900 · Ghiordesknoop; wool

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Hexagonal carpet, Dagestan or Shirwan. Central field: cobalt blue ground with four hexagons in natural, blond and beige with hook motifs as outlines. On the sides, half-triangles with stepped-gable outlines. Border: fivefold. The middle one is white with the so-called wine-glass motif (= angular tulip) in beige tones with black contours. Outside this, a pair of equal hems in yellow with rosettes. A second pair of hems in natural with rosettes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineZeshoekenkleed, DAGHESTAN of SHIRWAN. 1800 - 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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