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Antique Afshar Vanity-bag, Qorab'i Tribe, Bardsir Region, Kerman Province, South Persia.
For sale by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Afshar Vanity-bag, Qorab'i Tribe, Bardsir Region, Kerman Province, South Persia.

1900 - 1920
Description

This extremely fine 'chanteh' or vanity-bag was made by the Afshar Qorab'i tribes in Kerman Province, southern Persia circa 1900-1920. The knotted-pile face of the bag contains two large stylised 'botehs' or Zoarostrian flame symbols on a vivid indigo-blue ground. My belief is that the botehs are fertility symbols with the red boteh representing the female and the ivory boteh, the male. On either side of each boteh are trees-of-life symbols representing eternal life in Paradise. The back of this beautiful bag is woven in plain madder-red plainweave and the bag is finished with tassels on two sides and the bottom symbolising happiness.

Size: 52cm x 33cm (1' 9" x 1' 1").

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Afshar Vanity Bag to the 1920s.

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SA1146954
Dealers Internal Reference
BM2293
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This extremely fine 'chanteh' or vanity-bag was made by the Afshar Qorab'i tribes in Kerman Province, southern Persia circa 1900-1920.
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The knotted-pile face of the bag contains two large stylised 'botehs' or Zoarostrian flame symbols on a vivid indigo-blue ground.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

My belief is that the botehs are fertility symbols with the red boteh representing the female and the ivory boteh, the male. On either side of each boteh are trees-of-life symbols representing eternal life in Paradise. The back of this beautiful bag is woven in plain madder-red plainweave and the bag is finished with tassels on two sides and the bottom symbolising happiness.

Size: 52cm x 33cm (1' 9" x 1' 1").

Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Afshar Vanity Bag to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1146954
Dealers Internal Ref
BM2293
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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A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes.
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Archive I A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes.

Antique Afshar Vanity-bag, Qorab'i Tribe, Bardsir Region, Kerman Province, South Persia.

Archive II A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes. View II
Archive III A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes. View III
Archive IV A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes. View IV
Archive V A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes. View V
Archive VI A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes. View VI
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Telephone 01451 824 447 or 07980 999 114
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North Cotswolds
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes.
Antique Afshar Vanity-Bag, Qorab'i Tribe, Bardsir Region, Kerman Province, South Persia.
Ref: SA1146954
A rectangular handwoven tribal bag featuring twin red and ivory boteh motifs on an indigo blue field with multi-coloured tassel fringes.
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  • ObjectTribal Bags & Trappings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StylePersian Tribal
  • MaterialWool, Natural Dyes
  • ColourIndigo Blue
  • MotifsBoteh motifs, Tasselled fringes, Geometric borders, Indigo field
  • SizeH 33 cm (13 in) x W 52 cm (20 in)

This antique Afshar Qorab'i tribe vanity-bag or chanteh originates from the Bardsir region of Kerman Province in South Persia, dating to 1920. Handwoven from wool with natural dyes in an indigo blue, red, and ivory colour palette, the rectangular tribal bag measures 33 cm high by 52 cm wide. The knotted-pile face displays twin large stylised boteh or Zoroastrian flame motifs flanked by trees-of-life symbols, all enclosed within a geometric border. Multiple wool tassel fringes in assorted colours hang from the bottom and side edges. Suitable for display in a home today, this piece works well on a narrow wall space to add textile texture and pattern to an interior. The handmade construction includes visible geometric borders and symbolic motifs representing fertility and eternal life in Paradise, finished with decorative hanging tassels.

FAQs

An Afshar vanity bag, or chanteh, is a small handwoven pouch crafted by nomadic weavers of the Afshar tribe in South Persia, traditionally made to carry cosmetics, personal mirrors, or small valuables during travel.

These tribal trappings are woven using hand-spun wool for both the pile and foundation, coloured with natural vegetable dyes such as madder root for reds and indigo for deep blues.

Authentic pieces feature saturated natural colours, flexible wool foundations, stylized floral or zoomorphic motifs such as the boteh, and original hand-tied edge tassels.

Small woven trappings can be mounted in a shadow-box frame, suspended on a thin brass rod as textile wall art, or styled lying flat on a console table or shelf.

Store or display the item away from direct sunlight to avoid dye fading, vacuum gently on low suction without a rotating brush, and treat with suitable moth repellent.
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