Carpet (Known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya"), by Central Finland, 1701/25
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Carpet (Known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya")

Central Finland

1701/25

Medium
Wool, weft-faced warp-rib plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"
Classification
Textile
Dimensions
210.8 × 163.2 cm (83 × 64 1/4 in.)
Culture
Finland
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
Credit line
Henry L. Frank Fund
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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