Sumak and Pile Large Bedding Bag Panel
N°
00781
Period
Circa 1900
Origin
Southwest Persia, Persia
Tribe
Bakhtiari tribe
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
134 cm x 88 cm4'4" x 2'10"
As noted in one of my favourite carpet books of all time (James Opie, ‘Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia’, Portland 1981, p. 148) it is quite remarkable that weavers would put so much effort in decorating the lower part of the bag, a side which is not normally not seen. This prompted the Persian trade of the 60’s to divide these bags in four sections: the two narrower side panels, the joined side/bottom panel and the single wider side panel.