Antique Salt-Bag, Qashqa'i Tribes, Fars Province, South-West Persia.
Price
£1,150
| $1,547 USD | €1,326 EUR
Item Ref
BM2237
Description
A recent arrival from Iran, this fabulous salt-bag - 'namakdan' in Persia - was woven by Qashqa'i nomads in Fars Province, south-west Persia at the end of the 19th century.The face of the bag is woven in narrow, horizontal bands of weft-float and overlay/underlay brocading in typical, vegetable-dye Qashqa'i orange combined with a beautiful, old pea-green, madder-red, aubergine, shades of indigo-blue and dark-brown. The back is in various horizontal band sizes in plain-weve technique.
Interestingly, and rarely seen, are the heavily over-bound selvedges in brocaded dark-blue wool and where the weaver has also inserted different colour wool tufts, which will have symbolised good-luck.
The namakdan was originally made to contain rock-salt and this superb bag is in original, complete condition with untouched braided handles protruding from the neck.
Size: 64 x 50cm (2' 1" x 1' 8").
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM2237
Dimensions
Height = 64 cm (25")Width = 50 cm (20")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
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