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This is a piece from my
personal collection. I collected it a number of
years ago. It was not new when I bought it and
there is a good native repair on the bridge. The
workmanship is exceptional. It is both pile and
flatweave. The bag is closed by opposing loops
(loops front and back that interlace). After
extensive study and consultation with the experts
I attribute this bag to the Chahar Aymaq.
Renowned rug expert (the late) George O'Bannon has
suggested that the Turkmen
characteristics in this type of bag is due to
the Chahar Aymaq
copying from their Saryk
neighbors.
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Chahar Aymaq
Khordjin (double bag) Northwest
Afghanistan, 20th century. 4 feet by 23 1/2 inch
(not including tassels).
Structure: Pile: Symmetrical knot. 9 knots per
horizontal inch and 12 knots per vertical inch.
108 per square inch (1510 per square decimeter).
Flatweave 2/4 sumac with supplementary brocading
and twining.
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 2 ply Wool, tan.
Weft: 2 ply Wool, 2 shoots. brown.
Pile: 2 Wool singles.
Closure System: opposing loops (loops front
and back that lock by intertwining).
Ends: folded over and sewn.
Sides: plain selvage bag joined by dark wool
overwrap.
Condition: Excellent condition. Minor color
runs on back.
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Baluch Khordjin
The workmanship in this piece is wonderful.
This is a very unusual type. Only 10% of all Baluchi rugs are
symmetrically knotted. Of that small sub-group
only a tiny fragment are mixed technique. It is
worth noting that the closure system opposing
loops are not that uncommon. They are seen from
Arabia to Central Asia. The issue is a little
clouded because a fellow wrote a article
suggesting that opposing loops was a sign of
Turkmen weaving. The idea is widely quoted but
not accurate. (It was in an exploratory article
that put out that idea. As with articles of that
type they are sometimes later shown to be in
error. I have seen opposing loop closures in Baluch type, Afshar, and
Shahsavan to name a few examples.)
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For further reading please see:
Parsons,
R. D. Oriental Rugs Volume 3 The Carpets of Afghanistan.
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 1983, 3rd ed. 1994.
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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