Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

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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 object.

The 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 loops.

Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin), 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)

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Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin), 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)
Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin), 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)
Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin), 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)

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