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An ambiguity of background versus foreground
is what distinguishes all three combinations of motives in this
marvelous small single bag. Other bags with similar designs, such as
a saltbag in Wertime, Sumak, plate 133, and a chuval face
that once appeared in the New York old rug market, use only the field design
and the yellow guard borders. The unusual outside blue and black
border elevates this weaving above the others from an esthetic
standpoint.
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Structural Data: |
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Size:
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2’ 2” x 1’ 4” (66 x 41 cm.)
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Warp:
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Light brown wool, Z2S; ivory wool, Z2S
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Front |
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Ground
Weft:
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Ivory cotton, one per row; 22 rows per vertical inch
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Pattern
Weft:
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Plain sumakh, 4:2, wool, Z2S
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Selvages:
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Plain interlaced, one warp; vari-colored plait stitching over outer
warp and first warp pair of sumakh. Bag has ripped apart leaving
plait stitching either on front or back.
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Ends: |
Remnants of balanced plain weave; folded
over and overcast sewn, dark brown wool, Z2S |
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Back |
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Stripes of weft faced plain weave, wool,
Z2S; 48 per vertical inch |
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Evidence of seed casings in foundation |
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Copyright
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2004,
New England Rug Society,
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