Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

ca. 1900

Not on view

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.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
Date: ca. 1900
Geography: From Western Iran, Bakhtiari tribe
Medium: 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)
Dimensions: H. 42 in. (106.7 cm)
W. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015
Object Number: 2015.490.32
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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