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This style of Qashqa’i
pile khorjin is the one most commonly seen in Fars. Although settled nomads
allegedly wove them by the thousands for the export trade, usually
in larger formats than this one, surely some of these bags were
woven and used by transhumants or nomads.
The small size is notable, as is the flashy slit-tapestry-woven
back. Said to have come from a khan’s family, these bags are bright
and unworn, except that the selvedge wraps are abraded. The closure
loop panel at the top of each pouch is woven in a pile pattern that mimicks the more usual weft substitution weave.
Given the quality of the flatwoven reverse side of these bags, it is
interesting to consider that the weaver was an accomplished gilim
artist. Slit-tapestry gilim are among the most spectacular of
Qashqa’i woven art.
When bags are in this condition, have “natural” dyes, and have not
been exposed to sunlight, it is hard to determine age - and easy to
underestimate it.
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Structural Data: |
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Size:
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2’ 2” x 1’ 1” (66 x 33 cm.)
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Warp:
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Ivory wool, Z2S
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Front |
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Weft:
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Red wool, Z2S; 2 per row
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Pile:
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Asymmetrical, open left, wool, light Z2S; 13h x 12v = 156 kpsi
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Closure
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Asymmetric pile, as in faces, patterned to imitate twill pattern
reciprocal brocading, each slit selvedged in red wool around one
warp, bordered below by countered twining and above, by countered
twining with irregular spans
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Loops: |
Square braid loops, Z2S, continuous with
ocher and aubergine twining, field
repaired with dark blue cotton fabric scraps |
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Selvage: |
Simple weft returns |
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Join |
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Alternating 1” red and green sections of
plait stitch, Z2S |
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Back |
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Knotting continues a few lines onto back,
followed by Z2S wool slit-tapestry weave, interrupted at the bridge
of the bag by three rows of typical Qashqa’I complementary-weft
weave “borders”.
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2004,
New England Rug Society,
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