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ANTIQUE #SA977187

Antique Half Saddle-bag, Qashqa'i Ard Kapan Taifeh, Fars Province, South-west Persia.

£850    $1,133    €991
The stylised ''scorpion'' depicted on an attractive ivory central lozenge send a powerful message to live scorpions - keep off!! Whilst living with the Qashqa''i back in the early 1970s, I remember an elderly Qashqa''i woman explaining to me that weaving scorpions into their rugs and bags was to ward off live scorpions! I can say that sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn''t!!
 
This extremely attractive half saddle-bag was made by the Ard Kapan taifeh of the Qashqa''i confederation towards the end of the nineteenth century and is in excellent condition.
 
Size: 56cm x 56cm (1'' 10'' x 1'' 10'').
 
Viewing by appointment only.
 
Internal Reference: BM1979
Antique Number: SA977187
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 56cm (22.0inches)
Width is 56cm (22.0inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique #SA977187, shown on this page, originates from 1890. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1890
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the Near East and Central Asia since 1979.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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