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Antique Tibetan Monastic Tiger Rug
$4,796.72
£3,568.27
€4,000
CA$6,568.34
A$7,303.11
CHF 3,813.28
MX$88,896.57
NOK 48,655.77
SEK 45,588.13
DKK 30,449.79
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Tigers are not native animals of the Tibetan plateau; however their presence in neighbouring countries such as China and India partly explain its depiction, both in a realistic as well as in an abstract fashion, on a specific group of antique Tibetan weavings. The tiger pelt became a symbol of high rank in Tibet, employed almost exclusively on weavings which belonged to the religious as well as secular upper class. Following a series of important exhibitions and publications, rugs with this design have become exceedingly rare and sought-after.
On this rare monastic example, the tiger pelt rug is rolled up into a cylinder, filled with straw and hung, together with its pair, on both sides of the entrance to the Lama’s audience room in the monastery as a protection against evil.
- Dimensions:Width: 5.91 in (15 cm)Length: 24.41 in (62 cm)
- Style:Tibetan (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Knotted
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1880
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- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: Alberto Levi Gallery AT 0151stDibs: LU954933329992
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