CIRCA: 1920 / early 1900’s
A finely woven trapezoid shaped Tibetan ‘takheb’ blanket made of tie-dyed woollen nambu cloth for use over a horse or yak. The front is made of four strips of very finely woven hand-spun woollen nambu cloth horizontally sewn together. The naturally dyed maroon woollen top strip has the tie-dyed ‘pulu’ design, while the design on the bottom three strips is a series of red and dark blue crosses known as the ‘tigma’ design. The backing material is of several vertical strips of a heavier plain woollen nambu cloth, also hand woven, and ‘sandwiched’ between these front and back cloth layers is what appears (i.e. feels) to be felt type padding, adding to its warmth when used ‘in the field’. There are no damages or repairs, it is in original condition with just some stains as seen in the photos (which could possibly be washed out). it is an attractive solid example of this nambu style of takheb and in overall quite good condition with the vertical non-directly-aligned (wavey) layout of the crosses giving the piece its own unique ‘sinuous’ appeal.