Description
This charming salt-bag - 'namakdan' in Persian - is complete with braided hanging cord and is in excellent, complete condition.
Woven by Shahsevan tribes in Azerbaijan during the early part of the 20th century, salt-bags were mainly used, as the name implies, for containing lumps of rock-salt which was given to the animals to help in the dehydration process.
Size: 45cm x 36cm (1' 6" x 1' 2").
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM2067
Dimensions
Height = 45 cm (18")
Width = 36 cm (14")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
Antique Salt-Bag, Shahsevan Tribes, Azerbaijan.
Price
£500
| $673 USD | €589 EUR
Item Ref
BM2067
Description
This charming salt-bag - 'namakdan' in Persian - is complete with braided hanging cord and is in excellent, complete condition.
Woven by Shahsevan tribes in Azerbaijan during the early part of the 20th century, salt-bags were mainly used, as the name implies, for containing lumps of rock-salt which was given to the animals to help in the dehydration process.
Size: 45cm x 36cm (1' 6" x 1' 2").
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM2067
Dimensions
Height = 45 cm (18")
Width = 36 cm (14")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
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