Double Saddlebag (Khorjin) ca. 1900 While animals common to local villages or encampments often appear in nomadic works, the elephant—an exotic beast for tribes in Iran—is a unique addition to this design. Together with the tent motif, it animates this everyday closure is composed of brown-and-yellow bands with slit tapestry on the front and braided loops on the back. The back part of the closure is constructed with a band of twining, which extends into the three-dimensional Double Saddlebag (Khorjin). ca. 1900. Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile and sli
Double Saddlebag (Khorjin) ca. 1900 While animals common to local villages or encampments often appear in nomadic works, the elephant—an exotic beast for tribes in Iran—is a unique addition to this design. Together with the tent motif, it animates this everyday closure is composed of brown-and-yellow bands with slit tapestry on the front and braided loops on the back. The back part of the closure is constructed with a band of twining, which extends into the three-dimensional Double Saddlebag (Khorjin). ca. 1900. Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile and slit tapestry (kilim) closure (front); weft-faced plain weave with twined and braided loop closures (back). From Western Iran, Bakhtiari tribe. Textiles-Woven
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