Antique Salt-bag, Shahsevan Nomads of Qarabagh, Azerbaijan.

Name: Antique Salt-bag, Shahsevan Nomads of Qarabagh, Azerbaijan.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA707857
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

The Shahsevan woman who made this magnificent salt-bag (namakdan) was without any doubt, at the very peak of her weaving ability. I can't say enough, how fantastic this bag is.

Woven around 1900 by Shahsevan nomads in the Qarabagh region of Azerbaijan, the bag is complete and in fact, in near-mint condition. I would stab a guess and say it was a dowry weaving, highly-prized and probably hardly used - maybe kept in a boksche (wedding bag) until it was sold. The weaving, in soumak technique, is as fine as one is likely to find.

Size: 46cm x 46cm (1' 6" x 1'6").

Physical Dimensions

Height

46cm (18.11")

Width

46cm (18.11")

Declaration

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA707857

Dealers Internal Reference

LPN5

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

The Shahsevan woman who made this magnificent salt-bag (namakdan) was without any doubt, at the very peak of her weaving ability. I can't say enough, how fantastic this bag is.

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Woven around 1900 by Shahsevan nomads in the Qarabagh region of Azerbaijan, the bag is complete and in fact, in near-mint condition.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

I would stab a guess and say it was a dowry weaving, highly-prized and probably hardly used - maybe kept in a boksche (wedding bag) until it was sold. The weaving, in soumak technique, is as fine as one is likely to find.

Size: 46cm x 46cm (1' 6" x 1'6").

Physical Dimensions

Height

46cm (18.11")

Width

46cm (18.11")

Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA707857

Dealers Internal Ref