Rug Item Number: 3295/21 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square-shaped rug with a cream-coloured background, light blue border, and light green square at centre. The entire rug has geometric shapes in various light colours, with a few exceptions in black, and there is one red hourglass shape within the green square. Two opposing edges are lined with tassels, which have been bound in either blue or pink, then tied together to create a triangle.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey
- Collected during 2000
- Owned by Barbara Heller and Michael Karton before April 11, 2018
- Received from Barbara Heller (Donor) and Michael Karton (Donor) on April 11, 2018
What
- Name
- Rug
- Identification Number
- 3295/21
- Type of Item
- rug
- Material
- silk fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 115.0 cm, width 95.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Turkish
- Previous Owner
- Barbara Heller and Michael Karton
- Received from
- Barbara Heller (Donor) and Michael Karton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey
When
- Collection Date
- during 2000
- Ownership Date
- before April 11, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on April 11, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3295/0021