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Uzbek Sar-i-Pul Bag
Size: 2 foot 5 inch by 4 foot
10 inch.
This is an open Uzbek bag. This bag
is clearly Southern Uzbek.
There is a clear distinction between the Northern
Uzbeks and the Southern. There was a separate
Khanate in Mazar-i-Shariff. This Khanate went
from Firoz-Koh ridge near Herat to the Kunduz
area. The southern Uzbek
are responsible for most of the Afghan weaving.
Of the Southern Uzbek this one
appears to the Uzbek Tarteri of the Sar-i-Pul
area. Sar-i-Pul is on the Northern border of the
Hazarajat and is an area with both Uzbek and Hazara
weavers.
Use - This bag can be used as a
small runner or it can be closed up into a
cushion.
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Open Uzbek
bag, Sar-i-Pul, Afghanistan.
20th century.
Size: 2 foot 5 inch by 4 foot 10 inch.
Structure: Single interlocking tapestry.
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 2 ply brown goat.
Weft: 2 ply brown goat.
Ends: Heavy crossed wefts with 1 inch
warp fringe (top); heavy crossed wefts with 1 inch
warp fringe and twined loops (bottom).
Selvages: 2 cord interlaced brown, blue
goat hair.
Handle: Durable, light, durable.
Further Notes: Very good condition.
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The Uzbek
are an offshoot of the Mongol
Golden Horde that conquered Russia in the
thirteenth century. Cingis Qan (Ghengis Khan)
died in 1227 and his empire was divided up in the
great Quraltai of 1229. Jochi the eldest son was
given the land furthest from the hearth, but
since he had died his heirs led by Berke took
from the Caucasus north into Russia and they were
known as the Golden Horde. The Golden Horde or
Kipchaks were led by Batu and Berke. Their
younger brother Shayban split off and established
the Shaybanid Horde. A later Shaybanid Khan named
Uzbek converted to Islam and the horde became
known as the Uzbeks. In the later part of the
15th century the Shaybanid Horde moved into
Transoxiana and by 1505 the Uzbeks pushed the
Chagatai Turks or Timurids out and took the land
they still inhabit today. |
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Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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