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Antique Vanity-bag, Bakhtiari Nomads, the Chahar Mahal, Western Persia.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Vanity-bag, Bakhtiari Nomads, the Chahar Mahal, Western Persia.

1900 - 1920
Description

Vanity-bags or 'chantehs' in Persian, were for women's use only and items kept in these small bags consisted of jewellery, mirrors and coins. Vanity-bags were highly prized amongst the women and were never intended for commercial sale - only for their own use. Today, little bags like this one are virtually gone within the nomadic tribes of Iran and thus becoming very scarce and collectible in the West.

This charming little chanteh with a face in natural-dye knotted-pile and a plain-weave back with what I suspect might be a large 'eye' to ward off evil, was made by Bakhtiari nomads in the Chahar Mahal region of western Persia circa 1900. Even the large ivory and blue diamond-shape on the pile face might also represent an 'eye'? Note the cross at the top of the eye - a symbol for breaking down the power of evil.

Size: 20cm x 20cm (8" x 8").

Physical Dimensions
Height
20cm (7.87")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Declaration

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

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SA882674
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Description
Vanity-bags or 'chantehs' in Persian, were for women's use only and items kept in these small bags consisted of jewellery, mirrors and coins.
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Vanity-bags were highly prized amongst the women and were never intended for commercial sale - only for their own use.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Today, little bags like this one are virtually gone within the nomadic tribes of Iran and thus becoming very scarce and collectible in the West.

fig 1. Antique Vanity-Bag, Bakhtiari Nomads, The Chahar Mahal, Western Persia.
fig 1. Antique Vanity-bag, Bakhtiari Nomads, the Chahar Mahal, Western Persia.

This charming little chanteh with a face in natural-dye knotted-pile and a plain-weave back with what I suspect might be a large 'eye' to ward off evil, was made by Bakhtiari nomads in the Chahar Mahal region of western Persia circa 1900. Even the large ivory and blue diamond-shape on the pile face might also represent an 'eye'? Note the cross at the top of the eye - a symbol for breaking down the power of evil.

Size: 20cm x 20cm (8" x 8").

Height
20cm (7.87")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA882674
Dealers Internal Ref
BM/BC
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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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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Antique Vanity-Bag, Bakhtiari Nomads, The Chahar Mahal, Western Persia.
Antique Vanity-Bag, Bakhtiari Nomads, The Chahar Mahal, Western Persia.
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