Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1890s.
The back, in plain-weave technique, is exciting with its wide horizontal bands of 'zig-zags' which, I was told by an elderly nomadic woman during my time with the nomads in the 1970s, represented migrating birds.
At one time this bag would have had a bridge leading to another bag of the same, but as is often the case, these saddle-bags were cut up by unscrupulous dealers who saw the prospect of making more money from individual bags! Nevertheless, this bag is unique and very collectable.
Size: 66cm x 76cm (2' 2" x 2' 6").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1890s.
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 Half Saddle-Bag, Shahsevan Tribes of Bijar, North-West Persia.
