Description Ersari mafrash/kap, Turkmenistan, middle Amu Darya region, late 19th century. 2'6'' x 1'5'' (76 x 43 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. One of Dr. Marsh's favorite pieces, he liked to quip that the blossom ornaments on this small bag were faces of cats. No doubt this was due to his affection for small felines, which he cared for in his veterinary clinic, nursing many during his long career from the brink of their demise. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 197, fig. 236, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 2'6" x 1'5". Warp: brown wool, alternate warps level. Weft; brown wool, two shoots. Pile: wool; asymmetrical knot open on right; 6 horiz. x 8 vert. per in. (24 x 31 per dm.).
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