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In Iran, tribal power long acted as a
centrifugal force, demanding constant attention and frequent
manipulation by central powers. One measure the rulers employed was
to undermine the influence of the nomads by forcibly moving them to
different geographic locations. Some Lur groups,
known as "Luri from Fars", were moved, albeit
not directly, from the Zagros mountains area in southwest Iran to
the plains of Varamin just south of Tehran. This bagface, half of a
double bag that was intended to be used on a donkey or mule, was
probably woven by just such displaced Lurs.
Many of the techniques used in the bag, like the band of pile at the
bottom where the piece was folded to make a pouch, and the
interlocked tapestry portion, are very much like “Luri/Bakhtiari”
weaving from southwest Iran. Only the coloring is different. Luri
and Bakhtiari “Zagros” weaving has more somber reds, yellows and
greens, whereas this piece has really rosy reds and light greens.
Parviz Tanavoli has published a similar but complete khorjin which
seems to have the coloration of “Zagros” pieces.1
RET
1) Tanavoli, P.,
Rustic & Tribal Weaves from Varamin, Tehran, Iran, 2001,
plate 34.
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