Sumak Saddlebag Half
N°
04031
Period
Circa 1870
Origin
Khamseh region, Northwest Persia
Status
Available
Size
64 cm x 582'1" x 1'10"
A specific sub group of Shahsavan bags is decorated by Persianate motifs, mostly flowering plants as they appear on the pile runners from the area. Here the apricot ground is densely filled with parallel and offset rows of directional, stylised floral blossom elements. Similar designs appear on the bags from the nearby Garrus region, illustrating the large degree of interchange of motifs between the Shahsavan and the Kurdish people.