Antique Bread Sofreh, Afshar Nomads, Kerman Province, Southern Persia.
Price
£1,500
| $2,015 USD | €1,709 EUR
Item Ref
BM/MAX10
Description
This is pure tribal woven art!The weaver must have had great fun making this bread flat-weave or sofreh, specifically woven for kneading dough to make the wonderful 'lavash' or flat-bread. But what is she depicting here? Well, it is my belief the this 'zig-zag' design represents flowing water - symbolically important in the daily lives of the nomadic tribes along with bread and salt.
Woven during the first part of the twentieth century by an Afshari woman in Kerman province, southern Persia, this sofreh was a utilitarian weaving which was never intended to be sold or even bartered. Imagine this amazing sofreh hanging on your wall, whether in an old or modern house, it would beat any Mondrian or Klee!!
Size: 1.00m (3' 3") square.
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM/MAX10
Dimensions
Height = 100 cm (40")Width = 100 cm (40")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
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