I spotted this Karabagh Sumak Side Panel
on www.Cloudband.com
offered by one of the World's top experts in the field, my old friend John Wertime author of
the landmark book Sumac Bags.
Trusted
Resource List Rug & Carpet Dealers In The U.S. John Wertime.
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Karabagh
Sumak Side Panel
Size: 123cm x 60cm / 4'0 x 2'0
Region: West Asia ? Caucasus ? Central Caucasus ? Karabagh
Item Type: Rugs and Carpets ? Bags and Trappings ? Bagface
Period / Date: 19th century ? third quarter (1850 - 1874)
Materials: wool, cotton
Structure / Technique: extra-weft wrapping (sumak)
Comments On Condition: very good, repair in lower righthand corner
Full Description: A beautifully woven sumak panel (2' x 4'1") with
complex, bold medallions set off by the brilliant white of undyed
cotton, this should be compared with pl. 110 of my book, Sumak
Bags of Northeast Persia and Transcaucasia, London, 1998).
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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