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In the northern part of the Tibetan plateau, and in the south along the northern slope of the Himalaya, nomadic herdsmen still provide most of the thick, lustrous wool for which Tibet is famous. This ready supply of high-quality wool, together with the cold climate and an industrious Tibetan population, led to the production of rugs for domestic and monastic use. Often these simple, elegant rugs were made in conditions of relative poverty, by women who passed their skill on from mother to daughter. Sometimes carpets were woven by two women, as seen from the lighter and darker shades of blue in a single carpet, for example. Colour variations were also due to the fact that the people dyed the wool themselves using natural dyes such as indigo, imported from India, and it was hard to get the dye to adhere evenly to the wool.
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154 x 79 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT102 |
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164 x 88 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT100 |
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76 x 140 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT012 |
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70 x 134 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT013 |
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66 x 128 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT024 |
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Three Medallions 70 x 154 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT112 |
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76 x 126 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT113 |
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Blue Medallion with Cloud 74 x 140 cm Xingxia, 18th Century CT079 |
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73 x 141 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT029 |
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71 x 435 cm Tibet, circa 1900 CT034 |
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64 x 315 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT053 |
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65 x 312 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT054 |
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23 x 29 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT095 |
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142 x 292 cm Tibet, 19th Century CCA015 |
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163 x 275 cm Tibet, 19th Century CCA022 |
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160 x 270 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA023 |
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160 x 270 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA024 |
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82 x 167 cm Tibet, circa 1900 CT058 |
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73 x 143 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT065 |
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76 x 570 cm China, 19th Century CX001 |
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103 x 65 cm Ningxia, 18th Century CN001 |
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105 x 166 cm China, 19th Century CC002 |
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160 x 287 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA002 |
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112 x 540 cm China, 19th Century CCA006 |
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127 x 244 cm China, 19th Century CCA11 |
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Diamont Design with Flower 70 x 133 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT082 |
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Single Medallion 78 x 140 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT038 |
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140 x 200 cm Mongolia, 19th Century CM008 |
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59 x 89 cm Tibet, circa 1900 CT022 |
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170 x 263 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA027 |
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150 x 194 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA028 |
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160 x 270 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA021 |
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160 x 170 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT040 |
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145 x 154 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT041 |
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165 x 182 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT042 |
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154 x 220 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT043 |
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Warp Face Back 69 x 165 cm Tibet, 19th Century WFB012 |
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160 x 170 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT045 |
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117 x 162 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT048 |
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115 x 198 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT049 |
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63 x 180 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT051 |
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88 x 175 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT069 |
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217 x 190 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT071 |
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68 x 284 cm Tibet, 19th Century WFB015 |
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160 x 78 cm China, 19th Century CC003 |
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85 x 139 cm China, circa 1900 CC008 |
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83 x 164 cm China, circa 1900 CC010 |
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157 x 320 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA012 |
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183 x 265 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA014 |
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164 x 260 cm Tibet, 19th Century CTA025 |
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150 x 327 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA018 |
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135 x 253 cm Central Asia, 19th Century CCA019 |
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69 x 132 cm Mongolia, 19th Century CM002 |
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166 x 315 cm Xingxia, circa 1900 CX003 |
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214 x 487 cm Xingxia, circa 1900 CX005 |
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205 x 410 cm Xingxia, 19th Century CX009 |
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94 x 183 cm Mongolia, 19th Century CM009 |
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63 x 157 cm Tibet, 19th Century CT108 |
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68 x 133 cm Ningxia, 18th Century CN009 |
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92 x 150 cm China, 19th Century CC007 |
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62 x 55 cm Tibet, 18th Century CN004 |
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80 x 184 cm Tibet, 19th Century WFB016 |
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