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Shahsavan Bags Pair

Shahsavan Bags Pair

  • Number 1818 - 1819

  • Origin Shahsavan

  • Material Wool

  • Style Animal

  • Type Tribal

  • Size 66 x 72 (closed) 128 x 72 (open) [each]

  • Age 1850

Story

An intact pair of antique nomadic tribal bags with an eye catching pattern of marauding quadrupeds, four-legged beasts that seem to be antelopes or wild deer and are embroidered in using challenging sumakh technique.

Numerous factors make them exceedingly rare:

- the perfect condition
- the remarkable survival as a pair
- the complete kilim back
- the ivory ground
- the lappet closures
- the range of natural dyes
- the presence of animal figures
- the stark early age
- the stunningly fine quality of weave

Supremely collectible and super rare.

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