ACOR Baluch Exhibit

Khorjin Face

There is movement and rhythm in the drawing of this old bagface seldom seen in the signature “bird bags” of the “Baluch”. Notice how the tiny snowflake forms add sparkle to an otherwise somber setting. Note too the “birds” squishing in from left and right, and the others emerging angularly from the bottom. Exactly what – or which creature – this figure represents has never been conclusively determined.

Structural Data:
Size:	1’9” x 2’2” (53 cm x 66 cm)
Warp:	Natural white and brown (probably camel) wools – Z2S.
Weft:	Brown wool – Z2S. Two shoots
Pile:	Asymmetrical, open to left. h: 6 v: 8 kpi: 48
Colors:	(6) dark blue, medium blue, red, light red, brown, white
Selvages:	2 warp cords weft-wrapped
Ends:	Weft-faced plainweave with weft substitution and overlay-underlay brocading

Online Exhibition:

"Baluch" from the Collection of Mark Hopkins