Harvard Art Museums > 1979.435: Storage bag (chuval) face Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Storage bag (chuval) face (Unknown Artist) , 1979.435,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214516. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1979.435 People Unknown Artist Title Storage bag (chuval) face Classification Textile Arts Work Type rug Date 19th century Places Creation Place: Central Asia, Turkmenistan Culture Turkmen Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214516 Physical Descriptions Medium Warps: 2 S plied Z spun hard white undyed wool; one level. Weft: 1 Z spun brown undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; small amount of silk. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark, medium and light blue, bright yellow, small amounts of white and undyed brown. Magenta is silk. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 100. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 47. Selvedges: both replaced, hand serged. Top end: 1/2 cm blue and 1/2 cm white tapestry weave, folded under and sewn in bright red. Bottom end: 1/2 cm red tapestry weave. Technique Woven with pile Dimensions 81.28 x 124.46 cm (32 x 49 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harbourne W. Stuart in Memory of Her Husband, Harbourne W. Stuart Accession Year 1979 Object Number 1979.435 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Storage bag (chuval, joval) face, with compartment designs and a floral pile alem (end). Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
