Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1920s.
Maybe not as collectable as earlier pieces, nevertheless, this was made in the same way and has great appeal. The powerful red nectar-blossom border frames the natural camel-hair field which depicts four cockerels symbolising the harbinger of the day, dispeller of the night. The skirts are beautifully decorated exactly like the earlier sofrehs.
These sofrehs were used on special occasions and were laid-out in the tent with bowls of food, bread and chai placed upon them. The tribes and their guests would sit cross-legged around the sofreh and eat.
I love this rug!
Size: 1.40m x 0.82m (4' 7" x 2' 8").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1920s.
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 Baluch Dining Sofreh, Salar Khani Tribe, Khorassan Province, North-east Persia.
