Small Dragon Ali Kwaja
ID#: 780 | Date: 1980s |
Size: 47 x 80 in | 119 x 203 cm
Exhibition:
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College
2017-05-26
Exhibition:
Denison Museum,
2008-02-15
Style:
Ali Kwaja
This very fine red, blue, and yellow rug depicts scenes of an unknown mosque with a man holding two swords. Two serpentine dragons on either side of the man flick their tongues with branches of flowers between them. Tanks, helicopters, planes, and cars snake around the composition.
Wool: Soft, fine | Sheen: Very shiny and lustrous | Handle: Very floppy
Selvedge: Blue wool overcast, excellent coverage | Fringe: 1in naturally colored plain weave with overhand knots | Pile: 3mm
Warp: Long fine naturally colored wool | Weft: Black cotton thread | Warp Depression:
