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Wool on goat's hair

"Wool on goat's hair" is a Materiality label in our listings: wool pile or face yarn on warps of goat hair. "Wool on wool and goat's hair" means the warps are a mixture of wool and goat hair. Iranica records goat hair mixed with coarse wool in the warps of tribal weavings made for home use.

Also wool on goat hair · wool on wool and goat's hair

See also Goat hair, Wool on wool, Selvedge (shirazeh)

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Wool on goat's hair: a detail of Vintage Qashqai Eye Persian Kilim Rug with Goats Hair 2.9 SQM
Detail from Vintage Qashqai Eye Persian Kilim Rug with Goats Hair 2.9 SQM →
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Wool on goat's hair, in the collection.

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