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While this bag, with its blue and white
Seljuk star motif, could be from the town of Kozak, it is safer to
say it was woven in the Bergama area of northwest Anatolia. "Cool"
colors like this are atypical for Anatolia in general, but more
typical for its northwest than elsewhere.
The split in the center of the plainweave is not generally
functional, as heybe were usually carried by humans, not animals,
being slung over one shoulder with the bags hanging down fore and
aft.
In addition to good color and strong graphics, this bag is notable
for the leather binding on the edges of the sides and the central
split. This trim, together with three leather patches, suggests that
this item was actually used rather than intended as a decorative or
souvenir object.
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