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cotton with beads
780 x 7 cm
this is a joyful cermonial textile
Condition note: some fraying
Size: 65 x 57 cm
Salt Bag - Baktiari, SW Persia W 300 - 600 cotton with beadsSalt Bag Baktiari, SW Persia. Wool with cotton highlights. Baktiari weavers go for deep dramatic colours with pure white cotton for highlighted decoration. Salt bags were used by shepherds to carry salt for their sheep when out grazing. They are intricate and powerfully artistic expressions by the weaver, usually women. In one of the best books on the subject, Parviz Tanavoli, renowned collector, artist and sculptor, says: These practical objects are