| Persian Garrus/Bijar Area Shahsevan Kilim
Saddlebag Bag PRICE On Request Size: 119cm x
53cm / 3'11" x 1'9"
Region: West Asia Persia West
Persia Bijar Garrus
Item Type: Rugs and Carpets Bags and
Trappings Saddle bag
Period / Date: 19th century mid (1834 -
1866)
Materials : Wool
Structure / Technique: Face: slit tapestry
weave; bridge: slit tapestry weave back:
weft-faced plain weave with paired warps in red
wool.
Comments On Condition: Good overall; back
intact, closure loops largely intact, overcasting
missing; please note: slight discoloration in the
upper right hand corner of the face of one pouch.
Full Description: A small number of kilim
saddlebags and bedding bags were woven in slit
tapestry weave in the Garrus/Bijar District of NW
Persia by Shahsevan nomads, who largely employed
sumak/extra-weft wrapping (see J.
T. Wertime, Sumak Bags, London, 1998). One of
the favored designs used in slit tapestry weave
was the large stylized blossoms seen here and in
two bedding bags also published in Shahsavan
(pls. 121, 123) by an old friend and colleague, Parviz Tanavoli, the
source of this bag. Published: P. Tanavoli: "Iranian
Rugs and Textiles" pl.236 SIZE: 3'11" x
1'9"
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