Antique Tribal Bags and Bag Faces - 3

Here are still more small weavings made by nomads living in Anatolia, Azerbaijan and Northwestern Persia. Some are complete saddlebags, storage sacks or pillow covers; others are bag faces. Click on the inventory numbers below to see the full textiles and detail photos. Go to Bags - 1 or Bags - 2 for more!  For a discussion of tribal bags, go to The Varieties of Tribal Bags and Panels.  Go to our Tribal Textiles page for kilims, brocaded covers and more.


Yuncu Ala Cuval
Northwest Anatolia
First half, 20th century
Wool. 28"x 45½"
Reciprocal brocade
W-6951


Kurdish Saddlebag
Hoy area, NW Persia
Wool.  37½"x 65"
Reciprocal brocade
W-8435


Borchaliu Mafrash Panel
Georgia.  19th century
Wool and cotton. 21"x 17"
Soumak
W-1903


Shahsevan Mafrash Panel
NW Persia
Late 19th century
Wool.  49½"x 22"
Slit tapestry and soumak
W-6942


Erzerum Yastik
NE Anatolia
Late 19th century
Wool and cotton.  18½"x 32"
Slit tapestry
W-8298


Shahsevan Mafrash Panel
NW Persia. 19th century
Wool.  40"x 19"
Brocading
W-8456


Pair of Mafrash End Panels
Azerbaijan.  Circa 1875
Wool.  Each 19"x 19½"
Brocading
W-8420
W-8421

Pair of Kazak Mafrash Panels
Azerbaijan. 
Late 19th century
Wool and cotton
Soumak
W-6914
W-6915


Borchaliu Mafrash
Georgia.  Late 19th century
40"x 19"x 13½"
Wool and cotton
Soumak
W-9023


Azeri Saddlebag
NW Persia. Late 19th century
Wool.  18"x 48½"
Brocading
W-8265B


Borchaliu Mafrash
Georgia.  Late 19th century
39"x 17½"x 15"
Wool and cotton.  Soumak
W-9158


Kurdish Saddlebag
Hoy area, NW Persia
Early 20th century
Wool.  21"x 37"
Reciprocal brocading
W-8382


Malatya Saddlebag Face
Eastern Anatolia
Late 19th century
Wool and cotton. 35"x 32"
Brocading
W-8272


Borchaliu Mafrash Panels
Georgia.  Late 19th century
Wool and cotton
Soumak
20"x 12½" and 20½"x 17"
W-6862
W-6863


Veramin Salt Bag
North Persia
Late 19th or early 20th century
Wool and cotton.  21"x 25"
Weft-substitution weave
W-5789


Caucasian Mafrash Panel
Azerbaijan. 19th century
Wool and cotton.  20"x 39"
Soumak
W-1916 

    

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