CIRCA: 1900 or before
A two paneled three colour attention grabbing tsuktruk which, given the colours, was almost certainly made for monastic use. The main field is a rich burnished rust-yellow colour and is surrounded by a narrow wine-red coloured outer border, while in one panel is a saturated lipstick-red yungdrung (swastika) and in the other a saturated lipstick-red tigma-like cross. The size is 73cm x 66cm, it has all natural dyes and fine hand spun wool pile, warp and weft, and was village or nomadic woven. There are a few old reweaves which are only visible from the backside; a very small one near the center join, and on the lower left and the right corner, as can be seen in the photo of the back side. All in all it is a striking one of a kind piece from circa 1900 / the late 1800’s and in otherwise good condition, especially for its age. It is also rare in the fact that small tsuktruks like this are seldom seen, almost all are at least double the length. It would certainly suit a collector or anyone with an eye for esthetic beauty.