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Herekeh · Mid 20th Century
The Mythical Map
The hunting carpet is among the oldest themes of court weaving, made for princes who wanted their sport made permanent. Here the Hereke workshops scatter horsemen, beasts and birds across an ivory silk field between dragon-filled corners — a map of creatures with no country but imagination.
Mythical creatures on a map with archers.
A hunting-scene fantasy: horsemen, beasts and birds scattered across an ivory field between dragon-filled corners — the "map" of creatures that names the piece.
- Size
- 4′6″ × 3′1″
- Style
- Herekeh — Hereke, Marmara
- Era
- Mid 20th Century
- Pile
- Silk
- Foundation
- Silk
- Weave
- Hand-knotted
- Dyes
- Vegetable dye
- Condition
- Excellent
Some photographs are styled visualisations; the piece itself is photographed unretouched.