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Carpet, ikat weave, from Sumba
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Carpet, ikat weave, from Sumba

anonymous · before 1937 · ikat; cotton (textile)

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

About this work

Carpet of Eastern textile; ikat weave. The pattern has horizontal bands in red, black, gray, and blue with animal figures: roosters facing each other, birds, and deer, interspersed with lobsters. Fringe made of warp threads runs along the top and bottom edges.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKleed, ikat weefsel, afkomstig uit Soemba. before 1937. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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