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Tibet Tiger Rug
New
154 x 89 cm (5' 1" x 2' 11")
Tibet, early 20th century
Condition: good, low pile in places, scattered small repairs, slight signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Depictions of tigers or tiger-striped patterns on textiles have a tradition in Asia dating back at least 2,000 years. Whether woven or embroidered, as in the case of the oldest known piece from Noin-Ula, they symbolize strength, power, and authority. In Tibet, only someone who possesses such qualities is permitted to sit on such a rug.
Tibetan weavers produced carpets with natural depictions of tigers in a wide range of levels of abstraction, down to simple line drawings. The "tiger lips" are clearly visible on our piece. For the indentations on the sides with their beautiful salt-and-pepper knotting, it is best to compare the cover of Mimi Lipton's book "Tiger Carpets from Tibet", particularly the back cover.
Obviously, the tiger's head is not shown on our piece - or is it? No, but the ears are depicted at the bottom left and right.
On page 74 of Lipton's book, there is a photograph of a carpet that could have been made by the same weaver as the one shown here. To see it more clearly, however, you have to turn the book upside down.
Another example can be found in "La Tigre e il Fiore di Loto," Museo Nazionale Preistorico ed Etnografico, Plate XC.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000
Tibet, early 20th century
Condition: good, low pile in places, scattered small repairs, slight signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Depictions of tigers or tiger-striped patterns on textiles have a tradition in Asia dating back at least 2,000 years. Whether woven or embroidered, as in the case of the oldest known piece from Noin-Ula, they symbolize strength, power, and authority. In Tibet, only someone who possesses such qualities is permitted to sit on such a rug.
Tibetan weavers produced carpets with natural depictions of tigers in a wide range of levels of abstraction, down to simple line drawings. The "tiger lips" are clearly visible on our piece. For the indentations on the sides with their beautiful salt-and-pepper knotting, it is best to compare the cover of Mimi Lipton's book "Tiger Carpets from Tibet", particularly the back cover.
Obviously, the tiger's head is not shown on our piece - or is it? No, but the ears are depicted at the bottom left and right.
On page 74 of Lipton's book, there is a photograph of a carpet that could have been made by the same weaver as the one shown here. To see it more clearly, however, you have to turn the book upside down.
Another example can be found in "La Tigre e il Fiore di Loto," Museo Nazionale Preistorico ed Etnografico, Plate XC.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000