Carpet [kelim], flat weave, slit tapestry, woven in two strips sewn togther down the middle, Turkish; 19th century WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 18 threads per inch (72 per dm). WEFT: wool (Z2S) and cotton (Z3S in left hand panel and Z2S in right hand panel) and silk; 14 colours: dark red, light red, orange, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, brown, purple, black, white wool, white cotton and white silk, gilt metal thread on a cotton core; 74-78 shoots per inch (280-290 per dm). SIDE FINISH: returned weft. END FINISH: 1 cm plainweave with white wool; warp ends grouped and tied with a single knot. DESIGN: Field: a dark red ground with 27 bands of four repeating motifs in all colours - alternately a hexagon enclosing a geometric motif and a pair of confronting 'combs'. The remainder of the field is covered with 7 rows of smaller motifs in all colours of stars, diamonds and squares, some with extended arms. Border: along the side inner edge are reciprocal crenellations and along the upper and lower inner edges are rams' horns. The border has a white ground with a large mtoif of an hour-glass with horizontal extensions. Date Catalogued: 5.5.98