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JBOC Attribution: Oriental Rugs - Persian Rugs - Hamadan Rugs - Shahsevan - Khamseh Bag Panel

Rare Khamseh Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face

Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face Detail

I spotted this Shahsevan Mafrash 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.

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Shahsevan Sumak Bag

Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face

As soon as I saw this piece I was struck by the unusual design. Both the field devices and the main border are new to me. The only thing familiar to me is the repeating diamond minor border. When I spoke with John about this piece he mentioned that there are related examples in Parviz Tanavoli's Shahsavan Iranian Rugs and Textiles 1985 but that they are not identical. When I asked him about where he thought this panel is from he said it is Southern Shahsevan and that it is most likely from the Khamseh area. (Wertime O'Connell Telephone Conversation 12/09/00)

Shahsevan Sumak Bag Face

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J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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