Private Collection just acquired.
This tiny bread sofreh, used for kneading dough, is extremely rare.
Made by Timuri - Sangtshuli tribes in south-west Afghanistan during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the central field is incredibly finely woven in a technique referred to as overlay/underlay brocading. The narrow, horizontal panel in the centre is even finer, woven in weft-substitution technique. The borders around the field are in knotted-pile and both skirts are finely worked again in weft-substitution weave.
Charming in every way and in excellent condition, this is a very collectible weaving of which few have survived.
Size: 86 x 84cm (2'' 10'' x 2'' 9'').
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Reference: BM/SJ2
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1216534
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 86cm (33.9inches)
Width is 84cm (33.1inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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