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BM/Shahsevan
On first appearance, many collectors will think this was the side panel for a large storage container called a 'mafrash'. But I can assure you it is not. This is a very rare example of a storage bag with the remains of the back which sadly, had to be removed due to extensive damage. I have never, in my many years of dealing, seen anything like this!
It is early. How early? I can only guess at the first quarter of the 19th century. Maybe earlier.
Made in soumak weave by Shahsevan nomads in the Moghan region of Azerbaijan, this near-complete fragment can be mounted to preserve it and then hung on a wall to appreciate.
Size: 96cm x 54cm (3' 2" x 1' 9").
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