2000/67/1 Horse cover, knotted pile weave, wool, Tekke Turkmen, Russian Turkestan, 1907. Collection: Powerhouse Museum
Trying to date an object can be a challenge particularly if it has been in the collection a while with little background information. Now there are a few ways of identifying the origins of an object. In this case we have determed the age of a textile by identifying the red dye.
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