Carpet, India, Mid - 17th century

1625

Carpet, India, Mid - 17th century

Cotton and wool, pain weave variation (supplementary wrapping wefts are enclosed between elements of paired ground wefts; intervening ground wefts are single) with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"; main warp fringe. India carpet/rug.

Source: artic.edu

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