Tibetan Tiger Rug Blue

Spread flat like a pelt, a stylized tiger crosses a deep cobalt blue field on this rug, its four legs stretched toward the corners, pink claws out and a long tail curling back over the body. The orange coat is drawn in bold black stripes and large spiral whorls, and at one end the face looks out with bared fangs and a fan of stiff whiskers.

A Tibetan tiger rug pattern

The layout follows traditional Tibetan tiger rugs, which picture the animal opened out as a flat skin rather than a living cat. Here the details are drawn in a graphic folk style: four large spirals on the shoulders and hips, a smaller one on the forehead, and rows of dots running along the edges of the belly. Our article on the meaning of the Tibetan tiger rug explores the tradition behind the motif, and our tiger rug collection gathers more designs.

Size and material

The rug measures 7 x 5 feet, or 84 inches long by 60 inches wide, a size for a living room seating area or the side of a bed. It is made of polyester with a heat dye sublimation print, which sets the color into the fibers, and a thin white edge runs around the border.