A TSUKTRUK RUG
A TSUKTRUK RUG

TIBET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A TSUKTRUK RUG
Tibet, Early 20th Century
Having an open loden green field with an outer open crimson border
Approximately 5 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. (160 cm. x 79 cm.)

Lot Essay

The present lot was probably used as a blanket, woven in three narrow strips on back-strap looms. Tibetan rugs such as this one are constructed in a technique that dates to the earliest forms of pile weaving.

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