Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.
The back of the namakdan is in plain-weave with narrow horizontal bands in red and blue and the remains of the hanging loop can be seen on either side of the neck. The top opening retains its slits and lappits, again, woven in soumak weave. There is one old re-weave which can be seen at the neck on the photo showing the back of the bag - possibly done in the field at some point in the distant past.
This is a truly rare and superb example of a lost woven art. A very collectable namakdan.
Size: 54cm x 44cm (1' 9" x 1' 5").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
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Antique Salt-bag, Afshar Tribes, Kerman Province, South Persia.
