Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1920s.
Bread sofrehs were made specifically to knead the dough on before baking the bread - 'lavash' in Persian. They were utilitarian and never intended for commercial sale. Thus the weaver was free to express her own thoughts when weaving these sofrehs. My own thoughts on the expression here is that the zig-zags symbolised flowing water as what was important to these nomads, apart from salt, was bread and water.
This stunning sofreh, recently acquired in Iran, was made in the 1920s and is in very good condition.
Size: 1.04m x 1.02m (3' 5" x 3' 4").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1920s.
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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Antique Bread Sofreh, Afshar Nomads, Kerman Province, South Persia.
