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Antique Salt-bag ('Namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Salt-bag ('Namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.

19th century
Description

This must be one of the smallest 'namakdans' (salt-bags) I've had the joy to handle! I suspect it might have been made for a young Kurdish shepherd boy, who might have accompanied his father while attending to the family's flock of sheep. The weaver, possibly the boy's mother, was a very accomplished weaver and this can be seen in the quality of this rare and beautiful little utilitarian bag. She may even have depicted her son in the natural camel-hair field, just above the large lozenge, surrounded by the family's animals as well as symbols for protection. Even the diamond-shaped 'eye' in the centre is knotted-in to ward-off evil spirits! The back of the bag is woven in plain-weave technique and the sides are over-bound in wool in a barber-pole design.

Salt-bags were made to contain lumps of rock-salt, used to give to the animals to help in the dehydration process but various nuts were also stored in these bags, such as pistachio and almonds. Rare.

Size: 30cm x 28cm (12" x 11").

Physical Dimensions
Height
30cm (11.81")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

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SA789427
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BM/SB53
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Description
This must be one of the smallest 'namakdans' (salt-bags) I've had the joy to handle! I suspect it might have been made for a young Kurdish shepherd boy, who might have accompanied his father while attending to the family's flock of sheep.
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The weaver, possibly the boy's mother, was a very accomplished weaver and this can be seen in the quality of this rare and beautiful little utilitarian bag.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

She may even have depicted her son in the natural camel-hair field, just above the large lozenge, surrounded by the family's animals as well as symbols for protection. Even the diamond-shaped 'eye' in the centre is knotted-in to ward-off evil spirits! The back of the bag is woven in plain-weave technique and the sides are over-bound in wool in a barber-pole design.

fig 1. Antique Salt-Bag ('namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.
fig 1. Antique Salt-bag ('Namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.

Salt-bags were made to contain lumps of rock-salt, used to give to the animals to help in the dehydration process but various nuts were also stored in these bags, such as pistachio and almonds. Rare.

Size: 30cm x 28cm (12" x 11").

Height
30cm (11.81")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA789427
Dealers Internal Ref
BM/SB53
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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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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Verified Since Oct 2011
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Salt-Bag ('namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.
Antique Salt-Bag ('namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.
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Antique Salt-Bag ('namakdan'), Kurdish Nomads, Persian Kurdistan.
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