Publication Date
Thirteenth/nineteenth century
Publication Place
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Hollowell Museum
Subject
Knotted wool.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 167.5-173.5سم؛ العرض: 128-132.5سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
LX:I:A.c.a.1
Record ID
object;ISL;se;Mus01_A;44;ar
Library Location
Hollowell Museum
Date
Thirteenth/nineteenth century
Notes
This carpet is dominated by the colors red, brown, and white. It is intended for prayer due to the presence of the shape of the mihrab within the central rectangular field. The mihrab is surmounted by a tapered, graduated arch surrounded by carnation flowers. Under the arch, geometric decorations appear on a light brown ground. The lamp that usually appears on prayer rugs has been replaced with a floral decorative element. As for the top of the arch, the space has been filled with four bouquets of red flowers. Two transverse panels appear, one above the top of the arch and one below the mihrab, and both display the same design consisting of a wavy band and rosettes filling the spaces. The small central field is surrounded by a wide border composed of an inner and outer row of abstract carnations and seven narrow bands colored alternating in white and red. The production of this type of prayer rug was concentrated in two places in Turkey: Gordez and Kula, and this carpet combines elements of both. For example, there are the seven narrow bands found in carpets produced in Kul, the mihrab with the two transverse panels and the color combination dominated by red that characterizes prayer rugs produced in Gordez.
Sample Text
Friederike Voigt “Prayer rug” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;se;Mus01_A;44;ar
