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Large storage bag (chuval), face

First half of 19th century or earlier

Title: Large storage bag (chuval), face
Date: First half of 19th century or earlier
Object Type: Furnishing
Medium: Wool, silk; knotted pile (asymmetric knot, open left, medium degree warp depression, weave direction opposite that of design)
Dimensions: 83.8 x 142.2 cm (33 x 56 in.)
Credit Line: The Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Collection Gift of H. McCoy Jones
Accession Number: 1983.100.5

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), 1982-1983. "Tent and Town."
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), 1993-1996. "Unravelling Yarns," rotation.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), 4/23-24/96. "A Garden of Earthly Delights."
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), 2007-2008. "For Tent & Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving."
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), 8/31/19 - 11/15/20. "The Turkmen Storage Bag."
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young Museum), November 29, 2025–May 24, 2026. "The McCoy Jones collection: Textiles from Central Asia and the Middle East," no. 2.

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