Salt Bag

last quarter 19th century

Not on view

Nomads used small narrow-necked bags to carry salt, which they would add to their food and feed to their grazing animals. Designed in an overall pattern of repeating lozenges, this example stands apart due to its unusual technique: it is made of a plain-weave ground decorated with a pattern in supplementary brocaded weft.

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Title: Salt Bag
Date: last quarter 19th century
Geography: From Western Iran, Bakhtiari tribe
Medium: Wool (warp, ground weft, and supplementary weft); balanced plain weave with pattern in supplementary brocaded weft (front); weft-faced plain weave (back)
Dimensions: H. 19 in. (48.3 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven-Brocade
Credit Line: Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015
Object Number: 2015.490.4
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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