Sumak Bedding Bag
N°
05100
Period
Circa 1870
Origin
Hashtrud-Miyaneh region, Northwest Persia
Status
Available
Size
120 cm x 49 x 433'11" x 1'7" x 1'4"
A very rare and unusual complete mafrash or bedding bag, entirely woven in the reverse sumak technique. The arrangement of the hooked lozenge motif together with the striped lower panel are indicative of the work of the Shahsavan people located in southern Azarbayjan, between the town of Miyaneh and the Hashtrud district. Woven with care and dexterity, it arrived to us in an immaculate condition. The fine workmanship is coupled with the use of lustrous wool dyed in a range of first class colours, including a remarkable emerald green.
Private Collection U.S.A.