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East Asian Art

Star Ushak Rug

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia

Late 15th - early 16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
12 feet 1 inches x 6 feet 8 inches (368.3 x 203.2 cm) (including modern kilims)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-16

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

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This carpet’s pattern of eight-pointed star medallions and diamond forms makes it an especially attractive example of the Ushak weaver’s craft.

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