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Antique Spoon/water-pipe Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Darrehshuri Sub-tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Spoon/water-pipe Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Darrehshuri Sub-tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

1900 - 1920
Description

I suspect the face of this charming bag which I have illustrated as the main photo, is the back of the bag and the face with the tassels would have been the front? Nevertheless, I find the face with the possible 'dancing ladies' as the most charming! Note how the bottom and top three are dancing left and the middle three are dancing right!

At wedding ceremonies, tribal women and girls perform, in a circle, a dance referred to as the 'feather dance' and this is maybe what is being depicted here.

Woven by a woman of the Darrehshuri Qashqa'i tribes circa 1900, the bag would have been woven to contain wooden spoons, wooden drop-spindles and water-pipes and is decorated with a wonderful display of tassels.

Size: 39cm x 30cm (1' 3" x 1' 0").

Physical Dimensions
Height
39cm (15.35")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Persian Tribal Spoon Bag to the 1900s.

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SA1160500
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BM2196
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I suspect the face of this charming bag which I have illustrated as the main photo, is the back of the bag and the face with the tassels would have been the front? Nevertheless, I find the face with the possible 'dancing ladies' as the most charming! Note how the bottom and top three are dancing left and the middle three are dancing right!
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At wedding ceremonies, tribal women and girls perform, in a circle, a dance referred to as the 'feather dance' and this is maybe what is being depicted here.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
fig 1. A handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels.
fig 1. Antique Spoon/water-pipe Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Darrehshuri Sub-tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

Woven by a woman of the Darrehshuri Qashqa'i tribes circa 1900, the bag would have been woven to contain wooden spoons, wooden drop-spindles and water-pipes and is decorated with a wonderful display of tassels.

Size: 39cm x 30cm (1' 3" x 1' 0").

Height
39cm (15.35")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Persian Tribal Spoon Bag to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1160500
Dealers Internal Ref
BM2196
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 handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels.

Antique Spoon/water-pipe Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Darrehshuri Sub-tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

Archive II A handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels. View II
Archive III A handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels. View III
Archive IV A handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels. View IV
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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United Kingdom
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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A handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels.
Antique Spoon/Water-Pipe Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Darrehshuri Sub-Tribe, Fars Province, South-West Persia.
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A handwoven antique Persian Qashqai bag decorated with anthropomorphic figures, framed by geometric borders and long multi-coloured tassels.
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A Persian Qashqai tribal bag, historically known as a chanteh or specialized spoon and pipe bag, is a woven textile container created by nomadic tribes in South-West Persia to store and transport small household items.

These pieces are handwoven using hand-spun sheeps wool on portable looms, utilizing techniques such as flatweaving, sumakh, or pile weave, and finished with braided ropes and tassels.

Authentic tribal textiles exhibit hand-dyed wool with natural colour variations (abrash), slight structural asymmetries from nomadic looms, and traditional tribal symbology woven directly into the field.

Small tribal bags are commonly displayed as textile art on a narrow wall space, mounted in shadow boxes, or hung from decorative hooks to add textural warmth to an eclectic room scheme.

Preserve wool textiles by displaying them away from direct sunlight, vacuuming gently without a rotating brush, maintaining consistent humidity, and consulting a textile conservator for cleaning.
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