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Antique Vanity-bag, Qashqa'i Shekarlu Tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.
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Antique Vanity-bag, Qashqa'i Shekarlu Tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

19th century
Sold 1 May 2025 · Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Description

Small vanity-bags or 'chanteh' in Persian, were made by young brides as part of their dowry, and used for keeping their personal belongings in such as jewellery, coins and fullers earth. They were highly-prized bags, never intended for sale in their lifetime and often handed down to their female children before they got married.

This fabulous bag, made by Shekarlu nomads within the Qashqa’i Confederacy in Fars Province, south-west Persia circa 1880, has a sumptious knotted-pile with beautiful vegetable colours and a lattice design of symbolic motifs on the face. On the back are horizontal bands of red, blue and a stunning pea-green in plain-weave technique. The top opening retains its tie-slits in soumak technique with the remains of the ties on the inside.

This is a truly rare and amazing survivor of a long, lost art.

Size: 30cm (12") square.

Physical Dimensions
Height
30cm (11.81")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Persian Vanity Bag to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1127244
Dealers Internal Reference
BM2131
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Description
Small vanity-bags or 'chanteh' in Persian, were made by young brides as part of their dowry, and used for keeping their personal belongings in such as jewellery, coins and fullers earth.
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They were highly-prized bags, never intended for sale in their lifetime and often handed down to their female children before they got married.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
fig 1. A close-up photograph of an antique rectangular Persian vanity bag featuring a grid of multi-coloured geometric diamond patterns in red, blue, green, and white.
fig 1. Antique Vanity-bag, Qashqa'i Shekarlu Tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

This fabulous bag, made by Shekarlu nomads within the Qashqa’i Confederacy in Fars Province, south-west Persia circa 1880, has a sumptious knotted-pile with beautiful vegetable colours and a lattice design of symbolic motifs on the face. On the back are horizontal bands of red, blue and a stunning pea-green in plain-weave technique. The top opening retains its tie-slits in soumak technique with the remains of the ties on the inside.

This is a truly rare and amazing survivor of a long, lost art.

Size: 30cm (12") square.

Height
30cm (11.81")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Persian Vanity Bag to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1127244
Dealers Internal Ref
BM2131
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

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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Archive I A close-up photograph of an antique rectangular Persian vanity bag featuring a grid of multi-coloured geometric diamond patterns in red, blue, green, and white. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Vanity-bag, Qashqa'i Shekarlu Tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

Archive II A close-up photograph of an antique rectangular Persian vanity bag featuring a grid of multi-coloured geometric diamond patterns in red, blue, green, and white. View II
Archive III A close-up photograph of an antique rectangular Persian vanity bag featuring a grid of multi-coloured geometric diamond patterns in red, blue, green, and white. View III
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A close-up photograph of an antique rectangular Persian vanity bag featuring a grid of multi-coloured geometric diamond patterns in red, blue, green, and white.
Antique Vanity-Bag, Qashqa'i Shekarlu Tribe, Fars Province, South-West Persia.
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A close-up photograph of an antique rectangular Persian vanity bag featuring a grid of multi-coloured geometric diamond patterns in red, blue, green, and white.
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  • ObjectTextiles
  • Period19th century
  • StylePersian Tribal
  • MaterialWool
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsDiamond lattice, Geometric motifs, Chevron border
  • SizeH 30 cm (12 in) x W 30 cm (12 in)

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A Qashqai Shekarlu vanity bag is a small, handwoven nomadic textile crafted by the Shekarlu clan of the Qashqai confederacy in south-west Persia, traditionally used for storing personal items.

These bags are typically constructed using hand-spun wool for both the warp and weft, utilising intricate knotted pile or flatweave techniques dyed with natural materials like madder, indigo, and plant extracts.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-spun wool inconsistencies, natural organic dyes that show abrash (colour variation), traditional tribal geometric motifs, and authentic wear consistent with nomadic use.

Such pieces can be displayed mounted on a wall as textile art, used as a decorative pillow face, or placed on a surface as a textured accent in eclectic or bohemian schemes.

Preservation requires keeping the textile out of direct sunlight to prevent fading, vacuuming gently with a mesh screen covering, and avoiding excessive moisture or chemical cleaners.
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