A Tsudruk Khaden rug, Tibet, Central Asia. Simple design with a multi coloured green field surrounded by red edge. Made of three panels, each of the three panels is woven individually and then hand-stitched together. Rugs woven in this particular type of slip-loop technique follow a tradition which dates to the earliest phase of pile weaving. The handle of tsukdruk rugs is extremely supple, indicating that they were not used for the floor but on a stitting or sleeping couch. C. 1900. 158 x 82 cm.