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


Yağcibedir Çuval
Bergama area, NW Anatolia 

1900-1910
Wool on goathair. Brocading;
   card-woven strap
W-8303
     


Hazara Bag Face

Afghanistan. Early 20th century
Wool.  31"x 31"
Weft-substitution weave
W-7405


Taush Saddlebag
Armenia.  Late 19th century
Wool.  19"x 49"
Tapestry and brocading
W-9117


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


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


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


Baluch Bag Face
NE Persia
Circa 1900
26"x 31"
Wool. Soumak and weft-substitution
W-8439


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


Malatya/Sinan Bag Face
Eastern Anatolia
Early 20th century
Wool and cotton:  41"x 22½"
Slit tapestry and brocading
W-7402


Borchaliu Mafrash End Panels
Azerbaijan.  Circa 1900-1910
Wool and cotton.   Soumak
20½"x 14" and 21"x 16"
W-9200
W-9201


Bakhtiari Saddlebag
West Persia. Mid 20th century
Wool and cotton.  24"x 37"
Soumak
W-8271


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 


Saddlebag Face
NW Persia.  Late 19th century
Wool.  17"x 18"
Knotted pile
W-8658


Shahsevan Mafrash Panels
Northwest Persia
Early 20th century
Wool 
Slit tapestry and soumak
W-7465 and W-7466


Bergama Saddlebag
Northwest Anatolia
Circa 1900
Wool
Reverse soumak
W-9162

    

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