Antique Salt Bag, Darrehshuri Qashqa'i Nomads, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

Name: Antique Salt Bag, Darrehshuri Qashqa'i Nomads, Fars Province, South-west Persia.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA568439
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

Woven in the 'shisha derma' technique, this magnificent salt bag (namakdan) was made by the Darreshuri taifeh of the Qashqa'i Confederacy in the 19th century. The attached photos show the front and back of the bag including close-up images.

Salt bags were utilitarian containers for rock-salt and nuts and were in everyday use amongst the nomads in the nineteenth century. Bags of this age are now very scarce and very few exist among the tribes in Iran. This one has just come out of Iran and is in very good condition with the remains of its original hanging cords, each cord over-bound in red, yellow and blue wool.

Size: 40cm x 30cm (1' 4" x 1' 0").

Physical Dimensions

Height

40cm (15.75")

Width

30cm (11.81")

Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA568439

Dealers Internal Reference

BM/SB8

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

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Salt bags were utilitarian containers for rock-salt and nuts and were in everyday use amongst the nomads in the nineteenth century.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Bags of this age are now very scarce and very few exist among the tribes in Iran. This one has just come out of Iran and is in very good condition with the remains of its original hanging cords, each cord over-bound in red, yellow and blue wool.

Size: 40cm x 30cm (1' 4" x 1' 0").