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Khamseh Saddlebag
Phil Bell Antique Rugs
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Khamseh Saddlebag

19th century
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I have owned a couple of these pieces before and I will always buy them as I love their palette and shiny wool. The central white cross sits on a sublime green background which is common to these bags. I love the drawing of the border and how it contracts at top and bottom. Note the narrow yellow and brown running dog borders which frame the rug. I see the top borders running in different directions whereas all of the others run the same way. A mistake or just part of the random approach to weaving? we see this in the field with some motifs half finished as they bump into others. A beautiful little tribal bagface with bright colours.

Some wear and small nibble in one corner.

Physical Dimensions
Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Declaration

Phil Bell Antique Rugs has dated this Antique Khamseh Saddlebag Face to the 1890s.

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SA1175490
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409
Description
I have owned a couple of these pieces before and I will always buy them as I love their palette and shiny wool. The central white cross sits on a sublime green background which is common to these bags. I love the drawing of the border and how it contracts at top and bottom. Note the narrow yellow and brown running dog borders which frame the rug. I see the top borders running in different directions whereas all of the others run the same way.
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A mistake or just part of the random approach to weaving? we see this in the field with some motifs half finished as they bump into others.
Phil Bell Antique Rugs

A beautiful little tribal bagface with bright colours.

Some wear and small nibble in one corner.

Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Date of Manufacture

Phil Bell Antique Rugs has dated this Antique Khamseh Saddlebag Face to the 1890s.

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SA1175490
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409
Phil Bell Antique Rugs
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2025
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A hand-knotted square tribal wool saddlebag face featuring central geometric medallions in red, indigo blue, and ivory dyes.
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Archive I A hand-knotted square tribal wool saddlebag face featuring central geometric medallions in red, indigo blue, and ivory dyes.

Khamseh Saddlebag

Archive II A hand-knotted square tribal wool saddlebag face featuring central geometric medallions in red, indigo blue, and ivory dyes. View II
Archive III A hand-knotted square tribal wool saddlebag face featuring central geometric medallions in red, indigo blue, and ivory dyes. View III
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Phil Bell Antique Rugs
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Manchester
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Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/philbell
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A hand-knotted square tribal wool saddlebag face featuring central geometric medallions in red, indigo blue, and ivory dyes.
Khamseh saddlebag
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A hand-knotted square tribal wool saddlebag face featuring central geometric medallions in red, indigo blue, and ivory dyes.
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A Khamseh saddlebag face, or khorjin face, is a hand-woven textile panel originally created by nomadic tribes of the Khamseh Confederacy in southwestern Persia. These woven bags were designed to drape across pack animals for transporting belongings during seasonal migrations.

Tribal saddlebags were constructed using hand-spun sheep wool for both the warp, weft, and knotted pile. Naturally derived vegetable and mineral dyes were utilized to achieve rich hues of indigo, madder red, ochre, and dark brown, woven entirely by hand on portable ground looms.

Authentic Khamseh pieces feature soft hand-spun wool, natural dye variation known as abrash, and distinct tribal iconography such as stylised birds, geometric stars, and latch-hook medallions. Additionally, complete saddlebag fronts retain structural closure slits along the lower woven edge.

A woven bag face can be mounted and framed as textile wall art, repurposed into a decorative floor cushion, or laid flat on a console table or bench to introduce geometric pattern and texture into an interior scheme.

Preserve antique wool textiles by keeping them out of direct sunlight to prevent dye fading. Vacuum gently using suction only without a rotating brush bar, and clean spills immediately with cold water and a neutral detergent, seeking professional specialist cleaning when necessary.
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