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with swastika design. |
geometric center. |
with double-dorje center. |
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Wangden Meditation Weaving
Gallery of Antique Rugs
| Known as "Wangden Drumse," these carpets are technically and aesthetically distinct from the more common "Drumse" or "Gamdrum" carpets produced in the rest of Tibet. According to local oral traditions as well as the opinion of some Western rug scholars and enthusiasts - they were the first type of knotted pile rug ever woven in Tibet. Below we show a few examples of antique Wangden rugs. |
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Wangden seat carpet
with swastika design.Wangden seat carpet with
geometric center.Wangden seat carpet
with double-dorje center.
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| Wangden "rough" weave - back of smaller seat carpets |
Wangden "tight" weave - back of larger carpets |
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| Wangden rectangular carpet with geometric patterns. |
Wangden rectangular carpet with medallion patterns. |
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| Wangden saddle carpet with medallion and "frog feet" patterns. |
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all text & images © Rupert Smith
