Antique Vanity-Bag, Afshar-Qorab'i Tribe of Bardsir, Kerman Province, South Persia.
Price
SOLDItem Ref
BM1976
Description
A stunning vanity-bag - 'chanteh' in Persian - comprising two large stylised botehs in ivory and red and possibly symbolising male and female fertility. Surrounding the botehs are stylised trees, sybolising eternal life in Paradise. The bag, which is complete with plain-weave back in narrow bands of different colours was possibly made by the Qorab'i sub-tribe circa 1900-1920 in the Bardsir area of Kerman Province, southern Persia.Size: 50cm x 30cm (1' 8" x 1' 0").
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Internal Ref: BM1976
Dimensions
Height = 30 cm (12")Width = 50 cm (20")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
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