A Tibet Tsudruk Khaden tiger rug, Central Asia. Design with simple tiger stripes 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. 141 x 76 cm.