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Bag, Panel from a Cargo Bag

Bag, Panel from a Cargo Bag

Textile ArtsAzerbaijan19th century

Bag, Panel from a Cargo Bag

19th century

Description

One of the long panels from a 5 paneled cargo bag. Shahsavan soumak.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Woven, soumak

Medium

Warp: tightly wound 2 ply undyed white wool. Structural weft: 1 ply Z spun. Decorative (soumak) weft: all 2 Z spun S ply. Colors: yellow, red, blue, dark blue, green, white, undyed brown, aubergine, orange. Countered soumak: light and dark red, aubergine, orange, yellow, light and dark blue. Mildly corrosive brown. 78 rows soumak per vertical decimeter. 72 decorative warps per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: 1 bundle of 3 warps wrapped in red brocading. Top end: 3.5 cm. slit tapestry kilim with 1 cm. brocade wefts, doubled (to 4 ply). Bottom end: cut. Which is top and which is bottom is unclear.

Culture

Azerbaijan

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

60.96 x 58.42 cm (24 x 23 in.)

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