Tiger rug

GBP 4,800.00

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Object Description

A wonderful contemporary Tiger rug, taking designs from ancient Tibetan tiger rugs using lighter modern colours. Hand-woven using fabulous natural dyes and the softest of wool, these are beautifully created and an appreciation of the weaving history of Tibet and the Tigers revered status in their culture.

Request a home visit, purchase online or book in a showroom visit, we would love to show you these modern Tiger rugs. They are available in varying colours, so please make contact if there is a specific colour you are after.

Tibetan tiger rugs are as culturally fascinating, and as poignantly elusive now as the tigers themselves. In the early 19th century woven tiger rugs became the substitute for the increasingly scarce Indian tiger pelts. The small number produced remained within the monasteries, and unlike other works of Tibetan art appeared outside Tibet only in 1976, when an example was taken to the USA.

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As Members of the BADA, LAPADA & CINOA Antique Associations for over 20 years.

We have collaborated with a high-end London contemporary carpet supplier, increasing our inventory of contemporary rugs and bespoke carpets. Plus we hold a collection of competitively priced contemporary Sultanabad carpets and rugs all hand-woven with varying designs. From arts and craft designs to traditional patterns such as Sultanabad, Ziegler, Ushak and Agra with softer colours.

Tibetan rugs cannot be properly introduced without a brief discussion of the Tibetan plateau, the highest plateau in Asia. There is a fundamental uniqueness that cannot be duplicated. That is, the plateau’s isolation is indigenous to a few animals and plants. Because of the high altitudes, usually well over 2500m, it is cold and the air lacks oxygen. Tibet is very unique with the Tibetan sheep and yak can live only at high altitudes. Designs of Tibetan rugs have largely been influenced by Chinese designs and sometime incorporated traditional folk motifs.