Kurdish Rugs: Antique Kurdish Khorjin Saddlebag

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Kurdish Rugs: Antique Kurdish Khorjin Saddlebag

Antique Kurdish Khorjin

Size: 1 foot 8 inch by 3 foot 5 inch.

This dyes in this piece are spectacular. The aubergine is about as good as I have ever seen. The reds are spectacular as is the green. There is, as one would expect in a piece of this age, a corrosive brown but fortunately it is used very sparingly in the outer guard border.

This is piece dates to Circa 1890. All the dyes look Natural. It is a handmade pile weaving from Iran. It is handmade and in very good condition. The bottom right corner is fine the skirt just rolled.

Kurdish saddle bag.

Size: 1 foot 10 inch by 4 foot.

Structure: Symmetrical knot. 7 knots per horizontal inch and 10 knots per vertical inch. 70 per square inch (1085 per square decimeter)

Color: Burnt sienna, dusty rose, forest green, royal blue, amber, ivory.

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply tan, brown wool.

Weft: 2 shot brown, forest green wool.

Pile: 2 wool singles.

Ends: Folded over stitched plain weave with slits.

Selvages: Joined by plait stitch, forest green, rose, old ivory wool.

Handle: Medium, durable.

Further Notes: Good condition, plait stitch worn, uneven wear to the pile.

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