floor felt; textile; Kece

Rectangular brown floor felt ('Kece') which has been cut along on longer side. The remains of the decoration on one side consist of a centre panel and a border in white, blue red and yellow. The centre panel of the textile has coloured circular motifs spaced at irregular intervals. In the centre of the longer side is a lattice pattern. Either side is a scroll motif which extends into a band along either shorter side. This is framed by a border consisting of a linked diamond motifs with a line either side. The diamonds are filled and have a red dot at their centre.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1984.72
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 55.1969 x 39.0945 in.; 1402 x 993 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); dye
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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