Carpet known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya"

Art Institute of Chicago

Carpet known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya"

Finland, Nummi, Hyrsylä

Date
1798
Medium
Wool, weft-faced warp-rib plain weave with supplementary wrapping weft forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"
Culture
Finland
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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Object type
AAT300014063

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