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Antique Salt-bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Shekarlu Tayefeh, Fars Province, South-west Persia.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Salt-bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Shekarlu Tayefeh, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

19th century
Description

This fabulous salt-bag - 'namakdan' in Persian - was woven by the Shekarlu nomads of the Qashqa'i Confederacy in Fars Province, south-west Persia at the end of the 19th century.

The face of the bag is woven in narrow, horizontal bands of weft-float and overlay/underlay brocading in typical, vegetable-dye Qashqa'i orange combined with a beautiful, old pea-green, madder-red, aubergine, shades of indigo-blue and dark-brown. The back is in various horizontal band sizes in plain-weve technique.

Interestingly, and rarely seen, are the heavily over-bound selvedges in brocaded black goat-hair, presumably for resilience and where the weaver has also inserted different colour wool tufts, which will have symbolised good-luck.

The namakdan was originally made to contain rock-salt and this superb bag is in original, complete condition with untouched braided handles protruding from the neck.

Size: 64 x 50cm (2' 1" x 1' 8").

Physical Dimensions
Height
64cm (25.20")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Qashqai Salt Bag to the 1880s.

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SA1213159
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Description
This fabulous salt-bag - 'namakdan' in Persian - was woven by the Shekarlu nomads of the Qashqa'i Confederacy in Fars Province, south-west Persia at the end of the 19th century.

The face of the bag is woven in narrow, horizontal bands of weft-float and overlay/underlay brocading in typical, vegetable-dye Qashqa'i orange combined with a beautiful, old pea-green, madder-red, aubergine, shades of indigo-blue and dark-brown. The back is in various horizontal band sizes in plain-weve technique.

fig 1. A handwoven antique Qashqai salt bag featuring horizontal bands of geometric patterns in orange, blue, red, and white wool with braided side loops.
fig 1. Antique Salt-bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Shekarlu Tayefeh, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

Interestingly, and rarely seen, are the heavily over-bound selvedges in brocaded black goat-hair, presumably for resilience and where the weaver has also inserted different colour wool tufts, which will have symbolised good-luck.

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The namakdan was originally made to contain rock-salt and this superb bag is in original, complete condition with untouched braided handles protruding from the neck.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Size: 64 x 50cm (2' 1" x 1' 8").

Height
64cm (25.20")
Width
50cm (19.69")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Qashqai Salt Bag to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1213159
Dealers Internal Ref
BM21
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 Qashqai salt bag featuring horizontal bands of geometric patterns in orange, blue, red, and white wool with braided side loops.

Antique Salt-Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Shekarlu Tayefeh, Fars Province, South-West Persia.

Archive II A handwoven antique Qashqai salt bag featuring horizontal bands of geometric patterns in orange, blue, red, and white wool with braided side loops. View II
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A handwoven antique Qashqai salt bag featuring horizontal bands of geometric patterns in orange, blue, red, and white wool with braided side loops.
Antique Salt-Bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Shekarlu Tayefeh, Fars Province, South-West Persia.
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A handwoven antique Qashqai salt bag featuring horizontal bands of geometric patterns in orange, blue, red, and white wool with braided side loops.
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A Persian salt bag, traditionally known as a namakdan, is a woven container crafted by nomadic pastoralists in Iran to store and transport rock salt, featuring a narrow neck designed to prevent spillage during migration.

These bags are woven using hand-spun wool for both warp and weft, utilising flatweave, kilim, or soumak techniques with yarns coloured using natural plant and mineral dyes.

Authentic pieces display natural dye abrash variations, hand-spun wool irregularities, tribal-specific geometric motifs, and structural construction tailored for utilitarian nomadic use.

Tribal salt bags are commonly mounted on walls as textile art, displayed inside shadowbox frames, or arranged on shelving alongside ceramics and books.

Maintenance requires regular gentle dust removal using a low-suction vacuum with a protective screen, avoiding direct sunlight exposure, and consulting a textile conservator for washing.
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