{"id":294,"date":"2017-08-15T09:42:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T13:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/long-term\/exhibit-weaving-along-the-silk-road\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:47:34","slug":"exhibit-weaving-along-the-silk-road","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/exhibit-weaving-along-the-silk-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving Along the Silk Road: Amazing Asian Saddle Rugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Long-term, closed September 2015<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Weaving-Exhibit-Photo-950x1024.jpg\" alt=\"saddle rug\" class=\"wp-image-8309\" width=\"475\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Weaving-Exhibit-Photo-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Weaving-Exhibit-Photo-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Weaving-Exhibit-Photo-768x827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Weaving-Exhibit-Photo-1426x1536.jpg 1426w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Weaving-Exhibit-Photo-1901x2048.jpg 1901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This new long-term exhibit examines the creation, function, and cultural importance of saddle rugs across Central Asia.&nbsp; It features colorfully woven horse covers and saddle covers, as well as elaborately decorated saddles from an area spanning the ancient Silk Road from China to Constantinople (Istanbul).&nbsp; Admission is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-term, closed September 2015 This new long-term exhibit examines the creation, function, and cultural importance of saddle rugs across Central Asia.&nbsp; It features colorfully woven horse covers and saddle covers, as well as elaborately decorated saddles from an area spanning the ancient Silk Road from [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":735,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":38,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"overlay_title":false,"hide_featured_image_post":false,"wfu_hide_page_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-294","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weaving Along the Silk Road: Amazing Asian Saddle Rugs - Timothy S. 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