Modern East Turkestan Pictorial Khotan Room Size Carpet
No. 32151
East Turkestan, 21st Century
10 ft. 5 in. x 12 ft. 8 in.
(3.15 x 3.83 m)
A wool pile with asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The tangerine-rust field features four geometric Yei dancer figures, adapted from Navajo rugs. In fifty years, this carpet may be puzzling—how did Navajo figures find their way onto a Central Asian oasis city carpet? The azure main border is decorated with a diamond lattice pattern, while an inner stripe showcases an elongated T-fret design.
