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Antique Vanity-bag, Lors of Bakhtiari Tribes, Haft Lang, Owlad Haj Ali Tayefeh, the Chahar Mahal, West Persia.
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

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Antique Vanity-bag, Lors of Bakhtiari Tribes, Haft Lang, Owlad Haj Ali Tayefeh, the Chahar Mahal, West Persia.

19th century
Description

Woven by the Owlad Haj Ali tayefeh of the Haft Lang Lors of Bakhtiari tribe during the last quarter 19th century, this charming small 'chanteh (vanity-bag) comprises a large, ivory-cotton 'birds-heads' lozenge in the centre on a dark indigo-blue ground. The face of the bag, woven in soumak technique, has a striking main border and knotted-pile base for resilience. The back is in fairly typical, narrow, horizontal bands of blue, red, ivory and green colours, all in plain-weave.

Size: 22 x 25cm (9" x 10").

Physical Dimensions
Height
22cm (8.66")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Bakhtiari Tribal Bag to the 1880s.

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SA1238163
Dealers Internal Reference
BM2347
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Description
Woven by the Owlad Haj Ali tayefeh of the Haft Lang Lors of Bakhtiari tribe during the last quarter 19th century, this charming small 'chanteh (vanity-bag) comprises a large, ivory-cotton 'birds-heads' lozenge in the centre on a dark indigo-blue ground.
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The face of the bag, woven in soumak technique, has a striking main border and knotted-pile base for resilience.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

The back is in fairly typical, narrow, horizontal bands of blue, red, ivory and green colours, all in plain-weave.

Size: 22 x 25cm (9" x 10").

Height
22cm (8.66")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Bakhtiari Tribal Bag to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1238163
Dealers Internal Ref
BM2347
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 small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders.
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Archive I A small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders.

Antique Vanity-bag, Lors of Bakhtiari Tribes, Haft Lang, Owlad Haj Ali Tayefeh, the Chahar Mahal, West Persia.

Archive II A small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders. View II
Archive III A small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders. View III
Archive IV A small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders. View IV
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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
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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A small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders.
Antique Vanity-Bag, Lors of Bakhtiari Tribes, Haft Lang, Owlad Haj Ali tayefeh, The Chahar Mahal, West Persia.
Ref: SA1238163
A small rectangular antique Persian Bakhtiari tribal bag face featuring a dark blue central diamond motif surrounded by geometric red and navy borders.
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  • ObjectTribal Bag
  • Period19th century
  • StylePersian Tribal
  • MaterialWool
  • ColourIndigo Blue and Rust Red
  • MotifsDiamond medallion, Latch hook motifs, Geometric striping
  • SizeH 22 cm (9 in) x W 25 cm (10 in)

This 1880 Persian tribal bag face comes from the Owlad Haj Ali tayefeh of the Haft Lang Lors of Bakhtiari tribe, woven in the Chahar Mahal region of West Persia. The rectangular textile displays an indigo-blue ground with a central ivory-cotton lozenge motif alongside red, navy, yellow and green geometric patterns, latch-hook details, and striped borders. Woven using soumak technique, the piece measures 22 cm high and 25 cm wide, with a knotted-pile base at the bottom and a fringed, multicoloured edge showing visible wear and frayed threads along the top. In a modern interior, this item functions as decorative accent placement on a bookshelf.

FAQs

Woven by nomadic Lor and Bakhtiari tribes in West Persia, these small bags were crafted as functional storage containers for personal items, vanity goods, and salt during seasonal migrations across the Zagros Mountains.

These textiles are typically hand-knotted or flat-woven using hand-spun sheeps wool on wool warps, coloured using natural plant and mineral dyes such as indigo and madder root.

Authentic pieces exhibit variations in yarn thickness, natural dye abrash shade shifts, geometric diamond or latch-hook motifs, and heavy-duty hand-stitched borders originally designed for structural utility.

Small tribal bag faces can be custom mounted inside shadow-box frames as wall art, laid flat on console tables, or displayed upright on book stands as decorative accents.

Keep the textile away from direct sunlight and high humidity, vacuum gently without a rotating brush bar, and consult a professional antique rug restorer for specialized wash procedures.
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