Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Woven by Shahsevan tribes in Azerbaijan during the early part of the 20th century, salt-bags were mainly used, as the name implies, for containing lumps of rock-salt which was given to the animals to help in the dehydration process.
Size: 45cm x 36cm (1' 6" x 1' 2").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1910s.
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, Shahsevan Tribes, Azerbaijan.
