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I spotted this Karabagh Bedding Bag (mafrash)
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.
Rare
Central (?) Transcaucasian Sumak Side Panel
Size: 51cm(H) x 122cm(W) / 1'8"(H) x 4'0(W)
Region: West Asia ? Caucasus ? Central Caucasus
Item Type: Rugs and Carpets ? Bags and Trappings ? Mafrash panel
Period / Date: 19th century ? first half (1800 - 1849)
Materials: all wool
Structure / Technique: extra-weft wrapping (sumak)
Condition: Good
Comments On Condition: some repair along the top
Full Description: In over 30 years of collecting and dealing, we've not
seen another piece like this.
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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