Antique Modernist Qashqa’i Sofreh
N°
00782
Period
Circa 1930
Origin
Southern Persia
Materials
Wool
Status
Sold
Size
58 cm x 52 cm1'10" x 1'8"
A diminutive masterpiece of flat-woven tribal art, distinguished by a dazzling chequerboard border framing an open field composed of natural camel wool. The apparently random arrangement of polychrome squares is reminiscent of the most refined inventions of the Bauhaus movement, yet is the material culture of Qashqa’i nomadic people inhabiting the impervious mountains of southern Persia and is used as a presentation textile when hosting prestigious guests inside their tent.