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ANTIQUE #SA1118618

Antique Saddle-bags, Kurdish Tribes Of The Hoy Region, Urmia, Kurdistan.

£750    $1,010    €883
This complete ''khorjin'' - pair of saddle-bags - were made by Kurdish nomads in the area of Hoy in the Urmia region of Kurdistan during the late 19th century. The wide horizontal bands containing ''birds-heads'' lozenges were woven in reciprocal brocade technique while the narrow horizontal ivory bands were woven in weftless soumak and tapestry technique. The back of the khorjin is in narrow horizontal bands using plain-weave.
 
The khorjin is in excellent condition and retains the goat-hair lappits and long braided tie-band.
 
Size: 94cm x 48cm (3'' 1'' x 1'' 7'').
 
Viewing by appointment only.
 
Internal Reference: BM2153
Antique Number: SA1118618
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 94cm (37.0inches)
Width is 48cm (18.9inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique #SA1118618, shown on this page, originates from 1890. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1890
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the Near East and Central Asia since 1979.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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