Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face from Khamseh Province John Wertime

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Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face from Khamseh Province

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Khamseh Province Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face
SHAHSEVAN SUMAK BAG FACE from KHAMSEH PROVINCE, NW PERSIA
Size: 46cm(H) x 53cm(W) / 1'6"(H) x 1'9"(W)
Region: West Asia ? Persia ? Northwest Persia ? Shahsavan
Item Type: Rugs and Carpets ? Bags and Trappings ? Bagface
Period / Date: 19th century ? second half (1850 - 1899)
Materials: wool. some cotton in the patterning wefts
Structure / Technique: extra-weft wrapping (sumak)
Condition: Good

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