A rya rug, model for Neovius. Circa 185 x 125 cm.
'Merivuokko'. ( Sea anemone). Designed 1963.
Wear due to age and use.
Similar rug depicted in Taideryijyjä - Modern Finnish Rugs, s. 77.
Similar rya illustrated in "Ryijy" Toikka-Karvonen, Otava 1971, p. 485.
The model won a gold medal at the California International Textile Exhibition in 1966